[Intro: Fast Interlocking Dual Guitars, Hypnotic Riffs, Big Drum Fills] [Verse 1] [Verse 1: Driving Fast Tempo, Tight Punchy Drums, Heavy Bass] [faint synth pad] Broken glass on the sidewalk, neon bleeding red A cold mattress waiting in a room above the thread Walking down the Bowery in a velvet-covered daze Flickering streetlights lost in the CBGB haze Ten bucks in my jacket, looking for a vein of truth [Pre-Chorus] The city’s broke and burning, trash fires in the night Sirens down the alley, ducking out of sight No money for the landlord, no future in the bank Just overdriven guitars and a rusted diesel tank [Chorus: Dynamic Rhythm Switch, Fast High-Energy Lead Guitar][Chorus] Welcome to the wild side, where the shadow deeper creeps On the edge of the abyss, where the broken inner keeps Got poison in our blood, but poetry in our hands Outsiders and lovers making our forbidden stands Yeah, we own these dirty streets tonight [Verse 1: Driving Fast Tempo, Tight Punchy Drums, Heavy Bass] [Verse 2] Jimmy’s on the corner, trading seconds for a dime Sally’s writing anthems, running out of borrowed time Cops just look away when the Chelsea lights go dim In a dark, quiet corner, singing our immortal hymn No morals in our pockets, no fear inside our chest [Pre-Chorus] The city’s broke and burning, trash fires in the night Sirens down the alley, ducking out of sight No money for the landlord, no future in the bank Just overdriven guitars and a rusted diesel tank [Bridge: Unexpected Chord Change][Chorus] Welcome to the wild side, where the shadow deeper creeps On the edge of the abyss, where the broken inner keeps Got poison in our blood, but poetry in our hands Outsiders and lovers making our forbidden stands Yeah, we own these dirty streets tonight [Chorus: Dynamic Rhythm Switch, Fast High-Energy Lead Guitar] [Guitar Solo] [Outro: Fast Driving Finish] [Outro] Spitting poetry into the midnight rain Guitars howling through the subway strain We don't need their future, we don't need their light We are the ghosts of New York City tonight... Yeah, tonight.
