there s silence at the cathode club as it dissolves to smoke black eyes watch our attempts to puncture the spectre clouds gather a filthy scene what is a man without ego he is an image of an empty husk you re in you re here come join the troops these are the trenches we built ourselves these are the soldiers you ll sacrifice these are the days of our fucking lives shrapnel aching at my shouldblade all roads need roads to carry on their name all teens need dreams to forget their shame we hang the skulls from the structures we built from the shells tributes and seizures set sail on an ocean of sin swear to the sun that you never intended to win forfeit the battle for reasons best left in the dirt shrapnel aching my shoulder blade we hang the skulls from the structures we built from the shells hey everyone 