The Wreckage Glows

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Polished platform boots crunch on brittle bone

I sit tall upon my tarnished copper throne

Crowned in cracked glass and the common kind of pride

While the bitter vultures gather for the ride

Gazing down the narrow hall

Watching every curtain fall

[Pre-Chorus] Singing for the specter

Waiting for the wreck

Tightening the noose around

My velvet wrapped neck

[Chorus] This wicked theater is burning down tonight

Witness how the wreckage glows so pale

Toss your lucky copper coins into the well

Before the velvet curtain starts to tear apart

Even grand disasters need a standing ovation

The stagehands fled the building long ago

Nothing remains but this heavy costume jewel

My performance finally has reached a bitter end

[Instrumental] [Verse 2] Hungry hounds are howling for a tragic final scene

Bathed in jagged shades of sulfur and sea foam green

The prompter threw away the script of grand designs

Leaving me to stutter out these mangled lines

Masks are melting off the wall

Hearing destiny call

[Pre-Chorus] Drinking from the chalice

Tasting only brine

Walking on the wire

Losing every line

[Chorus] This wicked theater is burning down tonight

Witness how the wreckage glows so pale

Toss your lucky copper coins into the well

Before the velvet curtain starts to tear apart

Even grand disasters need a standing ovation

The stagehands fled the building long ago

Nothing remains but this heavy costume jewel

My performance finally has reached a bitter end

[Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Kneel for the jester

Kneel for the king

Kneel for the sirens

Hear how they sing

The grandest finale is finally here

Swallowed by silence and elegant fear

[Chorus] This wicked theater is burning down tonight

Witness how the wreckage glows so pale

Toss your lucky copper coins into the well

Before the velvet curtain starts to tear apart

Even grand disasters need a standing ovation

The stagehands fled the building long ago

Nothing remains but this heavy costume jewel

My performance finally has reached a bitter end

[Outro] Tarnished copper throne

Brittle bone

Burn it down

Leave the crown

The show is over now