[Verse 1] Sunrise stings my eyes Another day another lie He wants the package clean no fuss Just deliver it or ride the bus To a place where silence sings And nobody ever wins [Pre-Chorus] My hands are tied with velvet rope Little room for any hope [Chorus] Concrete shoes ballet Every step I sway For the man who owns the night And snuffs out every light Concrete shoes ballet a dark charade My soul a price he’s already paid [Verse 2] The city breathes a dirty sigh Another pigeon learns to fly From the ledge of shattered dreams Nothing’s ever what it seems His smile a flash of broken glass Promises that never last [Chorus] Concrete shoes ballet Every step I sway For the man who owns the night And snuffs out every light Concrete shoes ballet a dark charade My soul a price he’s already paid [Bridge] I see the shadows dance and gleam Just a whisper just a dream Of a life I used to know Before I sunk so very low He pulls the strings I jump and spin
