k** the vultures - Topsoil lyrics

[Verse 1] Clawed my way back up to the topsoil Got coiled up to the point it made the pot boil Not loyal to the- not committed to those Unfaithful, unstable hitting new lows A few blows below the belt One right between the night-goggles I could give a hot piss to fill an empty Sprite bottle If they even notice the bottom of the boat is Corroded with holes and the captain's fully loaded Hold it so close that it cannot breathe right Seems like the Devil only dances under street lights From these heights the city looks like constellations But the stars are falling faster than the camera man can make ‘em Kiss the pavement, carve a couple names in Stomp out your cigarette and notice the arrangement Tell the complacent blank pages we should trade places Now will they make changes or remain nameless? We stain the gla**, the clothes, the curb, the paint We don't deserve to turn the page, earn your weight And if you don't, you can't carry it But who's gon' be the one to pull your casket in the chariot Tying up some loose ends, high strung and too thin The rope that I'm climbing starts looking like a noose, friend Who's them always whispering and pointing fingers Avoid the paranoid, fill the void, let the voices linger [Chorus] Now what they singing, what they singing from the other side? Sounds like they warning me, the beast gon' bring a rougher ride Shackles ‘round the wrists, dogs and a cage waiting Stay patient, demons disappear when the day's breakin' [Bridge] Now this crime ain't feeling right, boss Looked better with the lights off Seeing blurry and my mind's lost White cross burning in the sky on the night watch [Verse 2] You play the darkness, I'm gonna play the light Never met a constellation that was so afraid of heights Name your price, everything is up for grabs They used to wanna touch the cross Now they wanna touch the cash Forgive me father, I just take in what the city offers Many authors died once they tried to touch your pretty coffers Is that really copper? I scoff at penny droppers But if it lands heads-up I'm feelin' pretty proper Ain't no telling what I'll do to make those ends meet And if I'm short, ain't no telling what you'll lend me At your weakest moment what would you compromise? I'd tell you take a minute think it over if I wanted lies On the rise, what could possibly go wrong? The emperor's a cover up and he ain't got no clothes on If I gotta go I wanna go to a slow song, just to keep it prolonged So on and so on [Chorus] Now what they singing, what they singing from the other side Sounds like they warning me, the beast gon' bring a rougher ride Shackles ‘round the wrists, dogs and a cage waiting Stay patient, demons disappear when the day's breakin [Bridge] Now this crime ain't feeling right, boss Looked better with the lights off Seeing blurry and my mind's lost White cross burning in the sky on the night watch