Atlas and the Astronaut - Flight I lyrics

[Verse 1] The story's spread across a sheet of paper Like a crook without a cause Twenty-six Twenty-five Twenty-four Now hit the floor Above the cluster of stick and twigs I stand with the game rigged To win Club in hand Now it's time to land This one [Chorus 1] Forgive me this day It was the only way To get things going [Verse 2] Time to board the ship That's set my path Underneath the match Number one Let's get the ball rolling Dodge now They're yelling Excuses through a heart-snaped piece propelling [Chorus 2] To the front of the co*kpit Insert the key and lock it Among the trapped ones Pick the kids that's the most beautiful [Pre-Bridge] Lift him up For all the people to see And they'll Know that his star is rising [x2] [Bridge] You've got to worship this boy For you saved his life Throw your head back It'll be in the epitaph Eruption of time and place Has made this bed a grave [Chorus 3] The angels sing But do you hear it Don't be surprised When they come to claim Linoleum is where the blood was stained The metronome clicked And the clock rang But it's too late To back out of this fight The beautiful boy You've taken his life [Outro] And we'll know That his star is rising But you've taken his life regardless