[Verse 1] The shadows are crawling up the concrete wall Waiting for the velvet night to fall The neon snake is shedding its skin This is the room where the riot begins Close the wood, turn the brass, kill the light We are the riders in the heavy night Lost in a desert of glass and bone But here in the dirt, we are on a throne [Chorus] Break on through the velvet haze! Set this broken room ablaze! It’s a slow burn, baby, down to the core Bleeding out upon the floor Let the outside world just fade to stone Out in the dark, we are never alone! [Verse 2] You’re the shaman hiding in the leather coat A heavy silence caught in my throat We’re swimming deep in a whisky sea Just a pure, raw friction, you and me I looked at the sun, but the sun was blind So I left the waking world behind Sink into the mattress, sink into the deep This is the promise that the shadows keep [Chorus] Break on through the velvet haze! Set this broken room ablaze! It’s a slow burn, baby, down to the core Bleeding out upon the floor Let the outside world just fade to stone Out in the dark, we are never alone! [Bridge] "I went down to the river... But the river was dry. Nothing but dust and a heavy, dead sky. The city is full of statues, pretending to breathe. But I see the riot... I see the riot hiding underneath. I looked in your eyes... and I saw the flood." WASH IT CLEAN IN THE DIRT AND THE BLOOD! LET IT BLEED! LET IT BLEED! [Verse 3 / Outro] The storm is passing over the glass Watching the ghosts of the highway pass This is the riot... The beautiful quiet... We crossed to the other side of the room Found our heaven inside the tomb The velvet... The riot... The end... My beautiful friend...
