Shiny

One more night, congas techno dancing to the thunder
Feeling free, resonance echoing in my boots
Stepping out, dressed full suit in studs
My cane twirling, swirling, landing perfect poke form on the elevator button
Nothing’s going to stop me tonight
Going down to the basement, some new sights to see
Haven’t ever met up with this dame before, she really knows how to put the boogie on
Practicing, the bass kicking it up
Trumpets in the distance, singing the tune
The conga men tap tap tapping, it’s electric on the floor
Climax on the distance horizon, I could go all night
The band is insane, the music is perfect
This tune is ludicrous, but pleasing all the same

The music has developed a slow beat
A crazy atmosphere, change unlike what I’m used to
Fires burn romantically in every corner of the room
A storm rages on outside, the dance ball twirls in rhythm to the thunder
The lightning illuminates the underground room
Whoa to the symphony in my chest
The rain sweeps all bounds, shatters through windows that do not exist
Light patterns of ocean shadows dance across the ceiling
Christening this ghastly facade, the storm dancing with us inside
A hurricane of emotion envelops us
What can I say? It’s back again
Here I come once more, bringing the torment with me
Shedding jagged love in the tempest
Living for the rain

Everyone seeks shelter, I among them
Running, Whoa to the symphony in the room
Many weathers apart in reality, so different
The elevator is full, we’re all escaping the annoying singer mid stage
Who doesn’t move, just stands and sings his tune
But he has no talent, his performance is pitiful
A liar to his music, which rings well
My line stolen, Whoa to the everlasting fear
The room floods as the doors close
My heart buried back there, left to drown in a pool of torment
Of all the ones I knew, of all the things I’ve lost
I miss my mind the most
My heart, a black, hopeless creature itself
Is not too long lost, it was never at home even in my chest
Our many weathers apart made it so
The division in the sky has just iced the cake
So float, heart
Float, crash and burn
I am the body, and that’s all I need

I am a man on fire, kicking it up in my spare time
Heartless, I’m alive
But that doesn’t mean I can’t care for mankind
There is no devil in me
Just a deeper, older, darker evil
Passed on to me by all of you
It’s in all of you
You have felt it, kindling inside you
But, friends and neighbors, one day I will harness its power
Let it go, let it be
Become a man on fire with a tiny piece of mind
And a giant heart
I do what I can, and until then
The chorus sings in the basement
My studs reflect the sunlight of the over world
Bringing it to a shining climax
The black on my suit coat reveals the secret
My hat, razor brimmed
My heart likewise

Say hello, my friends
To the evil embarking on this world