Verse 1] I keep a little thunder buttoned up in my coat Streetlight on the river, dressing up what I owe Everybody’s running for a thing they can’t name I lift it up, I lift it up — and it goes up in flame [Pre-Chorus] And I swore that I would hold it this time Swore I’d keep it, swore I’d keep it alive But it slips like a match through my hands — (oh, oh) [Chorus] Silver cup, silver cup, going up like smoke The brighter that it burned me, the faster that it broke I drank the whole horizon, swore I’d never let go — Silver cup, silver cup, going up like smoke (woah-oh, going up like smoke) [Verse 2] Traded all my Sundays for a name in the lights Left a couple good ones on the side of the night Caught my own reflection in the bottom of the prize — A stranger raising glasses with my mother’s tired eyes [Pre-Chorus] And I swore that I would feel it this time Swore I’d taste it, swore I’d taste it and stay But it burns like a season, then it’s gray — (oh, oh) [Chorus] Silver cup, silver cup, going up like smoke The brighter that it burned me, the faster that it broke I drank the whole horizon, swore I’d never let go — Silver cup, silver cup, going up like smoke (woah-oh, going up like smoke) [Bridge] (strip it back — bass + synth pad, then build) Maybe the wanting was the warmest part Maybe the chasing was the heart of the art I held a fistful of ash and called it gold And God, it was beautiful — the way it let go (let go, let go…) [Outro] (full band, stacked vocals, biggest moment) So fill it up! Fill it up! Watch it rise off the rim — Every dream I ever had was a flame and a whim And I’d light it all again just to feel it glow — Silver cup, silver cup (going up, going up) Silver cup, silver cup (going up like smoke) Oh, it’s beautiful, the way it lets you go — Silver cup, silver cup, going up like smoke
