[Verse 1] I clocked deadbolts clack up and down the road little metal snaps from behind each door Then trainers slapped the paving way too quick and the street took it all like it knew the script From the cut by the lamp post I watched it kick off not with a flash just keys in fists Mrs. Alvarez killed the front light Mr. King said, low don’t let ‘em see you crease [Pre-Chorus] We hovered at the glass acting like we weren’t Porch bulbs sickly-humming dogs gone quiet first Then from miles off that chant rolled in same stomp, same pulse working up the hill [Chorus] Chain it, chain it leave the latch on Don’t crack it, don’t crack it not now Chain it, chain it leave the latch on We’re just trying to keep this bit ours [Verse 2] The offie shut early paper in the pane smudged by a palmprint and a strip of tape Night-shift nurse came in keys biting her hand muttering curses at the whole estate A bottle skipped the kerb near my shoe I jumped like a mug then laughed, all sour Every blind on the road tilted, then dropped like nobody wanted to see it clear [Pre-Chorus] We hovered at the glass acting like we weren’t Porch bulbs sickly-humming dogs gone quiet first Then from miles off that chant rolled in same stomp, same pulse working up the hill [Chorus] Chain it, chain it leave the latch on Don’t crack it, don’t crack it not now Chain it, chain it leave the latch on We’re just trying to keep this bit ours [Bridge] Fear in fresh trainers fear with a warrant fear talks soft then it turns on a sixpence I’ve seen decent people go hard-faced quick when the noise gets close and the air turns thin So I stayed in the gloom by the front window with a warm bottle and hands that shook If you’re only cutting through keep it moving If you came to smash this up wrong road, mate [Chorus] Chain it, chain it leave the latch on Don’t crack it, don’t crack it not now Chain it, chain it leave the latch on We’re just trying to keep this bit ours [Outro] The chant drifted past round the corner shop slow like a bruise then out And one by one the deadbolts held while the shadow in me kept saying, nah still here still here
