Wildcard

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Wildcard

The horrors on your shoulder
Are creeping ever closer

They’re creeping, creeping up your walls
Waiting for, watching for
Hungry for you to fall
Watch every step you make
Count every breath you take
They’re crooked ravens on the wall
They’ll pick and they’ll peck
Until there’s nothing,
there’s nothing left
They’re waiting for watching for
Hungry for you to fall
But you won’t

And they say “hey you—
Just look on the bright side of the
Hey you just take my advice and run
Hey you just spread your wings and fly away
Hey you just smile- take it day by day.”
Hey you just look on the brightside of the sun.

Now they’re filling in your clothes
You’re losing all control

Tearing, tearing down the halls
Try every door inside
Just want to get out alive
Look to your left and right
Find there’s no one besides
The crooked ravens on the wall
Posting up high
Can’t escape from their evil eye
They’ll pick and they’ll peck
Until there’s nothing
There’s nothing left
So let’s go.

And they say “hey you—
Just look on the bright side of the
Hey you just take my advice and run
Hey you just spread your wings and fly away
Hey you just smile- take it day by day.”
Hey you just look on the brightside of the sun.

They’re burning all you know
But you’re hiding in the smoke

Building, building up your walls
Keep your defenses up
Survive this with any luck
You run to escape
Can’t accept that this is your fate
But they’re never, never letting up
If it’s all in my head
Why can’t I catch my breath?
I’ll run to escape
Can’t accept that this is my fate
And I won’t

And they say “hey you—
Just look on the bright side of the
Hey you just take my advice and run
Hey you just spread your wings and fly away
Hey you just smile- take it day by day.”
Hey you just look on the brightside of the sun.

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from Wildcard, released October 18, 2017

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