[Breathy intro- spoken]
Shadow.
Nice to meet you and you are?
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na, na na na na
[Verse 1]
She picked up your glass
Placed it to her lips
Red liquid on her chin
She smooths her dress
Every smile, every breath,
Her lines made by stress,
Her chair scrapes backwards
She laughs beneath her breath
Sets the glass down softly
Like nothing happened yet
She straightens up her sleeve
And never looks around
While something dark and silent
Is already coming down
[Prechorus]
Red lips, why did you drink?
Red lips, what did you think?
Red lips, seeing red?
You’re already dead.
[Chorus]
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na, na na na na
Every breath you borrow
Belongs to the shadow.
[Verse 2]
She picks up her coat
Smooths it at the waist
Smiles at the bartender
With sweetness on her face
She wipes her lips clean
And fixes up her hair
Says she should be leaving
Like she never drank it there
Her footsteps sound steady
She walks beneath the light
Keeps her head held high
And disappears into the night
But every breath gets shorter
And every step feels slow
She presses down her trembling hands
So no one has to know
[Prechorus]
Red lips, why did you drink?
Red lips, what did you think?
Red lips, seeing red?
You’re already dead.
[Chorus]
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na, na na na na
Every breath you borrow
(Belongs to the shadow.)
Belongs to the shadow.
[Bridge]
Ahhhhhh
[Sounds mocking]
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
[Choir rises]
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na, na na na na
Na na na na na naaaaa!
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
She stumbles through the doorway
Hand against the wall
Don’t look back
Don’t look back
She hears the glasses fall
Streetlight
White light
Blinding in her eyes
She grabs the railing
Misses
Grabs again
And drags herself outside
Keep walking
Keep walking
Just another block
Her fingers twitch
Her knees give way
She forces them to lock
Breathe in
Breathe out
Don’t let them see
The poison climbing
Underneath her skin
She runs
She runs beneath the lights
Her shadow bends
Her shadow breaks
She trips but keeps her stride
Her heartbeat pounds
Too loud
Too fast
A drum inside her chest
She tears at her collar
Gasps for air
But every breath gets less
No
No, no
Not here
Not now
She whispers through her teeth
Her vision splits
The pavement swims
Her hands begin to shake
She crawls
Then pulls herself upright
One more step
One more step
Into the dying light
Her fingers slip
She reaches for the sky
One final breath
One final gasp
One final desperate try
[Prechorus]
Red lips, why did you drink?
Red lips, what did you think?
Red lips, seeing red?
You’re already dead.
[Chorus]
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na na, na na na na
Na, na na na na
Every breath you borrow
Belongs to the shadow.