When the rats run riot and the screen door slams
When the trees grow quiet, nothing but cats and cans
When the breeze says 'try it', but you can hardly see
When your love has died, and you rat on me
I see your eyes in the half-light
I see the number on your wall
Endless strange things I see at night
You don't see anything at all
Shine a light into your soul, city streets so freezing cold
City shadows mark the route when they let the rats out
Rats
You call it love, all right
That was the catch
A cold suicide
Let me place you in my past with other precious toys
But if you're ever feeling low down in the fractured sunshine
I'll help you feel the noise
Shine down, you can go on home
Shine down, go
Go
Rats
You're working overtime
You are the moon beyond your mind
When the rats run riot and the screen door slams
When the world goes quiet, you won't know where I am
You could be my open road, you could be the reason why
You could ease my heavy load, but I want to freeze you out now
You can let it shine
Keep that in mind
When they let out a rat next time
You could move a little closer
Until you're leaning all up around my shoulder
City shadows mark the route when they let the rats out
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