Verse 1 The streetlights flicker like a dying spark They locked the doors and left us in the dark Shadows stretching across the empty pavement Tracing the lines of our confinement But there’s a tremor waking up the concrete floor We aren’t hiding behind the deadbolts anymore Chorus We are taking back the night Breaking through the grip of the cold and gray We are stepping into the light That the sun forgot to leave before it walked away No more looking over shoulders, no more blending in This is where the quiet ends and we begin Yeah, we’re taking back the night Verse 2 The sirens wail a warning out in the distance But they can't silence a thousand voices of resistance We’ve been watching the clock, counting down the hours Reclaiming the strength that was always ours Forget the whispers, forget the old paradigm The dark belongs to us this time Chorus We are taking back the night Breaking through the grip of the cold and gray We are stepping into the light That the sun forgot to leave before it walked away No more looking over shoulders, no more blending in This is where the quiet ends and we begin Yeah, we’re taking back the night Bridge It’s not a plea, it’s a sudden declaration Written in the footsteps of a generation Two A.M. and our eyes are wide awake Reclaiming every single block they tried to take Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break (Vibe) (Rising, heavy rhythm, building anticipation) Chorus We are taking back the night Breaking through the grip of the cold and gray We are stepping into the light That the sun forgot to leave before it walked away No more looking over shoulders, no more blending in This is where the quiet ends and we begin Yeah, we’re taking back the night Outro Watch the darkness fade away We’re staying out until the day The streets are ours The air is ours Yeah, we’re taking it back Taking back the night.
