[Verse 1]
She cuts through the rain
With a thrift-store coat
Boot heels on the grit
Like a match on a rope
A stray at her ankle
A grin at the curb
She keeps her eyes level
She keeps her nerve
The sky tastes of iron
The block wants her name
She knows every doorway
And none are the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadow at her heel
Breathing on her neck
One more step forward
One more step to test
[Chorus]
Nocturnal beings
(we know your face)
Nocturnal beings
(in the gutter maze)
Take what you want
Then choke on the gain
She walks through the hunger
With sin in her veins
Nocturnal beings
(nocturnal beings)
Nocturnal beings
(nocturnal beings)
[Verse 2]
A hand from the dark
With a jeweled white grin
A lie in a collar
A knife tucked thin
She sees her own shape
In the puddle glow
One part wants mercy
One part says go
The corner saloon
Spits smoke and regret
She leaves with her breath
Still sharp and wet
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadow at her heel
Whispering stay
She sets her jaw hard
And tears the night away
[Chorus]
Nocturnal beings
(we know your face)
Nocturnal beings
(in the gutter maze)
Take what you want
Then choke on the gain
She walks through the hunger
With sin in her veins
Nocturnal beings
(nocturnal beings)
Nocturnal beings
(nocturnal beings)
[Bridge]
If the street wants my bones
Let it come collect
I been kissed by the ruin
I still stand erect
I can kneel to the void
Or I can bite back
Either way, baby
I know the track
[Chorus]
Nocturnal beings
(we know your face)
Nocturnal beings
(in the gutter maze)
Take what you want
Then choke on the gain
She walks through the hunger
With sin in her veins
Nocturnal beings
(nocturnal beings)
Nocturnal beings
(nocturnal beings)