(Intro – Clean arpeggios, distant choir vibe)
The sirens sing me lullabies in red and blue,
Neon skies are crying over what we used to be,
I taste the ashes of a dream we never knew,
We built our heaven on a gasoline sea.
(Verse 1)
Midnight shadows dancing on the avenue,
Ghosts of our youth in the rearview frame,
We made our promises out of broken rules,
Now every prayer just sounds like my name.
I watched my heroes fall from the silver screen,
Watched my angels trade their wings for gold,
Every truth that I was never meant to see,
Cut my heart but I’m still holding on.
(Pre-Chorus)
I hear the thunder in my veins tonight,
The devil’s choir in the streetlights,
If this is hell, I’m still alive,
So strike the match and watch me rise.
(Chorus – Big Melodic Hook)
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
Still dreaming loud while the whole world sinks,
We’re burning bright in the wreckage, screaming,
“We won’t die young, we won’t die weak.”
From the ashes, we learn to sing,
Through the fire, we learn to breathe,
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
And tonight… we still believe.
(Verse 2)
I carved my name in the bathroom stall,
Next to a halo and a pentagram,
I heard my future through a payphone call,
Said “Don’t look back, you’re a better man.”
The crowd’s a blur, but I see your face,
In every light that’s blinding me,
If I fall down in this concrete maze,
Promise me you’ll remember me.
(Pre-Chorus)
I hear the thunder in my veins tonight,
The devil’s choir in the streetlights,
If this is hell, I’m still alive,
So strike the match and watch me rise.
(Chorus)
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
Still dreaming loud while the whole world sinks,
We’re burning bright in the wreckage, screaming,
“We won’t die young, we won’t die weak.”
From the ashes, we learn to sing,
Through the fire, we learn to breathe,
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
And tonight… we still believe.
(Bridge – Soft to Epic Build)
Hold on to me, don’t let me fade,
We’re just sinners in a masquerade,
If heaven’s closed, we’ll find a way,
Kick down the gates, don’t be afraid.
(Drums build, guitars swell)
We were born to lose, but we learned to fight,
We were baptized in the neon light,
Say a prayer for the restless minds,
We ain’t done living yet tonight!
(Guitar Solo Section)
[Soaring melodic lead → harmonized twin guitars → dive bomb]
(Breakdown – Half-Time Groove)
Streets on fire!
Hearts still beating!
No surrender!
We’re still breathing!
(Final Chorus – Double Chorus, Bigger)
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
Still dreaming loud while the whole world sinks,
We’re burning bright in the wreckage, screaming,
“We won’t die young, we won’t die weak.”
From the ashes, we learn to sing,
Through the fire, we learn to breathe,
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
And tonight… we still believe.
(Yeah!)
We’re the kings of a city of broken wings,
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