Written by John Darnielle
Intro Am G Am G Am G Am GVerse 1:
Am G Like a spent gladiator Am G Crawling in the Colosseum dust Am G Who can count on his remaining limbs Am All the people he can trust Am G Like the one who stands behind him Am G Cheering him on Am G Ecstatic when he stands defiant Am Wild with abandon when he's goneAm AmF Just stay alive Am G Keep your eyes on the pay lineVerse 2:
Am G Like a village on the steppe Am G About to get collectivized Am G When the men emerge with rifles from the haystack Am Everybody looks surprised Am G Like the mice in the forgotten grain Am G Way up on the top shelf Am G Like someone who's found a small town to escape to Am Keeps one eye on his abandoned, former selfF F Am AmF Stay in the game Am G Just try to play through the pain F Am G Like a fighter who's been told it's finally time for him to quit F Show up in shining colours Am G And then stand there and get hitVerse 3:
Am G Like the clock that ticks in Dresden Am G When the whole town's been destroyed Am G Like the nagging flash of insight Am You're always desperate to avoid Am G Like the bloody-knuckled gunman Am G Still stationed at the breach Am G Like that board game with the sliders Am And the children on the beachOutro Am Am Am AmF Stay alive Am G Maybe spit blood at the camera Am Just stay alive Am G Stay forever alive
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