Fairchild's Grin

Verse 1

Scorching pavement in Temple

August sun boils the black tar

Ernest Fairchild has nothing

Shadowy figures hide far

Pre-Chorus

Black lungs and the radio buzz

"Burn the whole map just because"

Fists hit the glass

Watching the years pass

Chorus

Hey dead kid rising

Skate or die

Dead kid rising

July sky

He came, he saw, he died

He came, he saw, he died

Lady Death take the reins

Evil Ernie breaks the chains

Verse 2

Sanatorium halls smell of bleach

Rubber walls stay out of reach

Nurses running like terrified mice

Everything comes with a price

Pre-Chorus

Static screams through the drywall

"Clip their wings, watch 'em all fall"

Glass in his hand

Nobody can understand

Chorus

Hey dead kid rising

Skate or die

Dead kid rising

July sky

He came, he saw, he died

He came, he saw, he died

Lady Death take the reins

Evil Ernie breaks the chains

Bridge

Doctor cuts the straps

Safety finally snaps

I see ghosts, I see bone, I see home

One, two, graveyard crew

Three, four, keep the score

Five, six, death picks

Chorus

Hey dead kid rising

Skate or die

Dead kid rising

July sky

He came, he saw, he died

He came, he saw, he died

Lady Death take the reins

Evil Ernie breaks the chains