The Cabal

[Verse 1] Whispers in the wood-paneled room Name tags flipped Faces in gloom Old maps spread Red string on the wall Chalk dust hands They redraw it all [Chorus] The cabal They move in shadows Writing futures in the margins of the law The cabal Behind the windows Pulling every quiet thread they ever saw If they’re calling all the shots We’ll be louder than their plots The cabal Falls when everybody sees it all [Verse 2] Handshake sign Code in a toast Laugh too long at a private joke Black cars line up Engines hum low Clock hits twelve And the doors all close [Chorus] The cabal They move in shadows Writing futures in the margins of the law The cabal Behind the windows Pulling every quiet thread they ever saw If they’re calling all the shots We’ll be louder than their plots The cabal Falls when everybody sees it all [Bridge] They think we’re just names on a list Background blur Faces they’ll miss (oh) But rumors catch fire in the dark One small spark Burns their whole house apart [Chorus] The cabal They move in shadows Writing futures in the margins of the law The cabal Behind the windows Pulling every quiet thread they ever saw If they’re calling all the shots We’ll be louder than their plots The cabal Falls when everybody sees it all