Bad Detective

[Verse 1] The news still runs its twenty-four-hour trial Bills and canceled deals piling in a shredded pile Nothing left to lose, nowhere else to go Pull the heavy drapes, shut off that neon glow You dig up an old fake uniform with a crooked grin Asking if I’m ready to surrender and confess my sin [Pre-Chorus] Bankruptcy sirens screaming outside our head Too much youth and muscle wasted lying in this bed Who cares if tomorrow brings the gavel or the grave? Tonight, we take back every fever that we crave [Chorus] Shooting our own dirty film in the ruins of the fall Stocks hit rock bottom, but we’re bouncing off the wall Are you the bad detective or the athlete on the run? Tear through the seams, neither of us is done Ripping up the rug, breaking springs beneath our weight A scandal this pathetic can’t even dent our appetite Let the world burn down, let their empires freeze This is our broke-ass paradise, down upon our knees [Verse 2] Biting on the necktie, you swear I never tire Holding by the hips, watching gasoline catch fire If moral judges peeked beneath these shuttered blinds They’d choke on the wreckage our tangled bodies find Lost the endorsements, stripped of fame and pride Still got the richest rhythm rolling on the inside [Bridge] "Officer, am I pleading guilty to the crime?" "Shut your mouth... you're doing hard time." Crushing the grief under breathless laughter and heat Who gives a damn if this is our final defeat? [Chorus] Shooting our own dirty film in the ruins of the fall Stocks hit rock bottom, but we’re bouncing off the wall Are you the bad detective or the athlete on the run? Tear through the seams, neither of us is done Ripping up the rug, breaking springs beneath our weight A scandal this pathetic can’t even dent our appetite Let the world burn down, let their empires freeze This is our broke-ass paradise, down upon our knees [Outro] Collapsed in the twisted sheets, gasping for some air Your head upon my bruised shoulder, fingers through my hair Let the sky fall down We just fucked the apocalypse right out of town