One Second to Midnight

Verse 1

Golden

High walls

Red silk curtains

Heavy boots on marble floors

He keeps the button in a velvet box

One bad look

One sharp word

The sky turns black with fire

Chorus

Don't speak

Don't breathe

Don't move

The President is watching

The President is waiting

The President is always right

Bow down or we all burn tonight

Bow down or we all burn tonight

Verse 2

Stiff collars

Shiny medals

Cold steel eyes staring through glass

Treason

Is a crooked smile

Is a quiet thought

Is a heavy sigh

He hates the way you walk

He hates the way you talk

He hates the way you think

Bridge

One tiny insult

Two little words

Three minutes until the end

Fire in the silos

Fire in the streets

Fire in the lungs

Silence is the only way to survive

Silence is the only way to stay alive

Chorus

Don't speak

Don't breathe

Don't move

The President is watching

The President is waiting

The President is always right

Bow down or we all burn tonight

Bow down or we all burn tonight

Verse 3

Iron

Great leader

God among the concrete ruins

Keep your head low

Keep your mouth shut

Or he hits the switch

The final act

The big bang

Curtain call for everyone

Chorus

Don't speak

Don't breathe

Don't move

The President is watching

The President is waiting

The President is always right

Bow down or we all burn tonight

Bow down or we all burn tonight

Post-Chorus

World War Three

World War Three

Coming if you disagree

World War Three

World War Three

Coming if you disagree

Outro

Shhh

Listen

The sirens are singing

The sirens are singing

The sirens are singing

Goodnight