[Verse 1] One young man on the board tonight With the whole town split by fear Every corner hides a trapdoor grin Every shadow pulls him near A glass in hand, that villain smiles Like he's heard the ending first He sets the pieces, one by one And watches the hunger burst [Pre-Chorus] Clocks hang still in the square Names get lost in the smoke Every clue is a blade Every promise a joke But he reads the cracks in the walls And he hears what the liars say With a breath and a stare He steps into the play [Chorus] The Game is afoot The Game is afoot He won't let it break He won't let it take The Game is afoot The Game is afoot One wrong move And the whole city shakes (shakes) [Verse 2] Riddles in the alley light Deadly traps in polished frames Tightrope steps on broken glass Every answer calls his name The villain lifts another glass To the symphony below While sirens cut the midnight air And the pressure starts to grow [Pre-Chorus] He sees the pattern in the pain Sees the hand behind the lie If he blinks, the crowd is gone If he runs, they die So he takes the hit, takes the burn Keeps his heart on the line One last clue in his fist One last chance to stop the crime [Chorus] The Game is afoot The Game is afoot He won't let it break He won't let it take The Game is afoot The Game is afoot One wrong move And the whole city shakes (shakes) [Bridge] Now the room goes thin and cold Just the boy and the smiling king Wine on gold, blood on stone And the price of everything He says, "You built this maze for me" Then he steps through the final door Destined rivals face to face No crowd, no mask, no more [Final Chorus] The Game is afoot The Game is afoot He won't let it break He won't let it take The Game is afoot The Game is afoot One right move And the whole world changes The Game is afoot The Game is afoot Now the truth comes through Now the fear falls off The Game is afoot The Game is afoot And the last trap snaps When he calls his bluff
