This Dark Town

Whoo
Whoo-hoo-hoo

You started playing on the wrong team
While we were playing a different game
You started pulling on the wrong strings
And you can pull till the levee breaks
Or spend a lifetime trying to heal the pain
Until the moment you fade away
And then your back breaks underneath the weight
And your moment just slips away

Storm chaser, come back around, oh
Stargazer, never to be found, oh
Yeah

We had to duck down, avoiding sure despair
While you were going over our heads
We turn the lights out, cause it's a dark dark town
And we can sleep till we all drop dead
We burn our minds out trying to fix mistakes
So we can drown out the bitter taste
We lay our guns down, try to settle the stakes
Cause we're all going down in flames

Storm chaser, come back around, oh
Risk-taker, never going down, no
Stargazer, never to be found

There were no stars
When the earth went black
It was such a dark, dark day
And such a cold, cold night
But in this dark town, we thought we saw a sign
And it looked like
No building shelter, just building fences
Start burning bridges and arming your defenses
More private prisons, cancel the pensions
Exploit the tension, ain't no need to question why
This dark town didn't have a light
No

Earth went black
Whoo
Dark, dark day
Bring it on
Alright
Cold, cold night

And they tell you
Pay no attention
Harbor resentment
For everyone who
Don't look just like you do
Communication don't mend a difference
Your civic duty is never ever listen
This dark town ain't got no stars
Stargazer, oh