Expired things

Intro

Instrumental - cello and violin phrase, building tension

Verse 1

Midnight strings and broken glass

Fingertips trace the crack

One more heartbeat through the wire

Burning slow like funeral pyre

Pre-Chorus

The bow drags across my spine

Every note a jagged line

Chorus

Dance with me through the static haze

Steel and horsehair set the room ablaze

Tango in the fallout, my veins are wired

One last waltz before the whole thing's expired

Drop

(Bowed bass synth phrase)

Verse 2

Rosin dust and cigarette smoke

Every step like a silent choke

Cellos weeping in the minor key

Turn your back and run from me

Pre-Chorus

The bow drags across my spine

Every note a jagged line

Chorus

Dance with me through the static haze

Steel and horsehair set the room ablaze

Tango in the fallout, my veins are wired

One last waltz before the whole thing's [Breakdown]

Fingers bleeding on the fretboard

Let the darkness be our reward

Final Chorus

Dance with me through the static haze

Steel and horsehair set the room ablaze

Tango in the fallout, my veins are wired

One last waltz before the whole thing's expired