Intro: (x4) verse 1: It was the way we always knew that we never had the clue that we never had the chance like the others in the dance Interlude: (x2) verse 2: like black diamonds, ash and light/like the mines and anthracite/ split-tongued fellows, venom-survived/violence only against the vile Interlude: (x2) verse 3: /e'er we bleed into the wild/then laid to rest there, man or child/ this shining gutter in the sun/is it worth it in the run (second half of line x3)