Better Not Miss

Intro

Hollow grin in the gutter

Steel boots on wet stone

Fingertips on the trigger

You just burned your last throne

Verse 1

Did you draw first

Did you think you'd walk away clean

Every round that you wasted

Is a scar you haven't seen

Pre-Chorus

Crosshairs on your crown

Your hands start to shake

The contract's already sealed

There ain't no bargain you can make

Chorus

If you shoot at the king

You had better not miss

Bury your lies in the gutter

Pay the toll with your fist

If you shoot at the king

You better not miss

Verse 2

I counted every body

Piled up on your parade

Smoke and static burning

Through the mess you made

Your velvet tongue is slipping

Your palace walls are cracked

Now the hounds are at your doorway

And the verdict's been attacked

Pre-Chorus

Crosshairs on your crown

Your hands start to shake

The contract's already sealed

There ain't no bargain you can make

Chorus

If you shoot at the king

You had better not miss

Bury your lies in the gutter

Pay the toll with your fist

If you shoot at the king

You better not miss

Bridge

Shattered glass and thunder

Pistols on the floor

One more breath you're taking

Is one you'll owe me for

Crimson on the marble

Echo down the hall

You aimed for the wrong empire

And buried your own fall

Breakdown

King

King

King

Verse 3

Now the vultures come a-knocking

For the crown you couldn't hold

Every oath you swore in whispers

Is a story made of cold

Your generals are running

Your court is all but gone

And the only song still playing

Is the one I carry on

Pre-Chorus

Crosshairs on your crown

Your hands start to shake

The contract's already sealed

There ain't no bargain you can make

Chorus

If you shoot at the king

You had better not miss

Bury your lies in the gutter

Pay the toll with your fist

If you shoot at the king

You better not miss

Post-Chorus

Miss

Miss

Miss

Outro

If you shoot

You better not

If you shoot

You better not miss