Atmosphere Burn Out

Verse 1

The anchor on the broadcast lost his tie

He's talking 'bout the satellites falling from the sky

You're double-knotting sneakers by the door

Like we haven't lived this panic attack before

(Come on)

Your roommate is crying on the telephone

Saying everyone she knows is heading home

But you just grab my jacket from the chair

And ask if I've got enough gel in my hair

(Yeah, right)

Pre-Chorus

Grab the keys to the station wagon, leave the rent

I don't care where the final afternoon is spent

If the grid goes down, we'll navigate by the headlights

(Let's go)

Chorus

So let the atmosphere burn out

We're taking the scenic route

They're boarding up the windows on the street

But I've got the passenger seat

Yeah, if the pavement splits open wide

At least we're going for a ride

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

Verse 2

Sirens singing backup to the radio

They're playing some track from a basement show

You packed a duffel bag of vintage shirts

Joking that it's the falling debris that hurts

(Watch your head)

We're blowing red lights down the avenue

I'm splitting the last pack of gum with you

The governor is calling for martial law

But we're just hitting the drive-thru with a straw

Pre-Chorus

Keep your foot on the pedal, leave the rent

I don't care where the final afternoon is spent

If the signal dies, we'll navigate by the brake lights

(Hold on)

Chorus

So let the atmosphere burn out

We're taking the scenic route

They're boarding up the windows on the street

But I've got the passenger seat

Yeah, if the pavement splits open wide

At least we're going for a ride

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

Bridge

All the neighbors burying their cash

Taking out the recycling with the trash

But we've got a burned CD and a tank of gas

Watching the century pass

Yeah, we're watching the century crash

(Watch it crash)

(Watch it crash)

Refrain

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

We're going out of style

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

For the last ten miles

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

Turn the volume up

(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

Chorus

And let the atmosphere burn out

We're taking the scenic route

They're boarding up the windows on the street

But I've got the passenger seat

Yeah, if the pavement splits open wide

At least we're going for a ride

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

Outro

Keep the engine running

(Keep it running)

I hear the sirens coming

(Keep it running)

Leave the hemisphere behind

Yeah, leave the city lines behind

(Oh, oh-oh, oh)

We're out of time.

(Yeah)