Black Suits, Burning Skies

[Verse 1] Black car at the edge of the highway Red dust in the rearview glass Name erased on a glowing tablet Past life splintered like cracked stained glass Cold badge on a midnight jacket Code words under breath Half-spent “Once you step through the rusted doorway You’re ours ‘til the stars are bent” [Chorus] We are the Men in Black Stand where the sky turns violent Holding the line when the void looks back Silence the crawling silence We are the Men in Black Storm in the heart of the spiral Sworn to the oath we can’t take back Guarding a world that calls us Rivals (hey!) [Verse 2] Slick rain on the rooftop landing Green smoke from the cracked steel hatch Claw marks on the concrete staircase Metal doors with a pulsing latch I see fear in the rookie’s mirror Hand shakes on his second clip “I was nobody yesterday” “Good” I say “remember it” [Chorus] We are the Men in Black Stand where the sky turns violent Holding the line when the void looks back Silence the crawling silence We are the Men in Black Storm in the heart of the spiral Sworn to the oath we can’t take back Guarding a world that calls us Rivals (oh!) [Bridge] Every erased goodbye Every forgotten face We trade our names and nights To weld shut the gates If the darkness breaks through And the heavens crack You won’t know who saved you You’ll just see Black [Chorus] We are the Men in Black Stand where the sky turns violent Holding the line when the void looks back Silence the crawling silence We are the Men in Black Storm in the heart of the spiral Sworn to the oath we can’t take back Raise up your eyes We’re already Back (yeah!)