You couldn't see her shadow follow you
Not with all the lights on
Now dusk's diamonds are all that shines
You turn around and she's gone

Candlelight illuminates
Red wine blood stains a white table cloth
Handkerchief eliminates
Any sound from his lips whisper soft

Chorus:
Seven alibis, three murder weapons, five cold bodies
Seven alibis, three murder weapons, five cold bodies
Died of broken bones, and broken hearts
and a trail of smoke, from her fingertips to the dead ends and false starts

You catch a glimpse a silhouette against the wall
Now turn all the lights on
Watch the shadows flicker softly down the hall
Now your consciousness is gone

Cigarette illuminates
Purple blood stains a white fingernail
And her glare eliminates
Any sane thoughts of picking up her trail

Chorus


Dusk's Diamonds

"Give it up now Billie, you're kidding me
You can't possibly expect to be
Anything much more than what we can see
You ain't gonna make it, I guarantee

Fear you'll never get far
Now take it off cuz
Girl, who do you think you are?"

Flat odds against me!  Now you're kidding me
I've been the underdog in every scene
You want to bet well there ain't no guarantee
I don't need your game I need my sanity

I see the con, I see your lies to me
I see the fraud, what you pretend to be
I've walked the streets, what you call tragedy
You think I'm an easy score well a mark is all I see

Cause every time you tell the truth you're just waiting to lie
And what you call living that's just waiting to die
Whenever you take a stand you're just waiting to fall
Here's the truth we're monsters and victims all

"Fear you'll never get far
Now take it off cuz
Girl, who do you think you are?

Give it up now Billie, you're kidding me
You can't possibly expect to be
Anything much more than what we can see
You ain't gonna make it, I guarantee"

Children please I swagger when I'm standing still
Keep telling me I won't when I know I will
You say life's a game, well maybe so
Understand for me, this is not a show

"Fear you'll never get far
Now take it off cuz
Girl, who do you think you are?"

Well I'm Billie Handsome, I'm the killer's son
You looking for a charity case, boy I'm not the one
I'm a bad person and I'm always gonna be
But if you're gonna change you just change, so don't preach to me.

(Parts in quotes are "the crowd", the other parts are Billie responding.)

Billie Handsome

You want to see us burn it down, I followed the line
Watch it all scorch fury and sound
See us giving in we reject your design
Tear it off let it spark and now

Chorus:
Watch her now  six matches lit
Burn it down   you can't forget
Watch her now  the arsonist
Burn it down

You want to watch her lose her mind, yeah now that would be sweet
Then you could finally get some revenge
Get her back just once to soothe all your defeats
But it'll be your loss not hers

We will deny you, we won't believe what we cannot feel
We will reject you, we don't believe what we cannot see

Chorus

You want to see us fail again we won't walk the line
Move along there's nothing to see
You wish we'd disappear, we will not decline
Your offer but there's one little catch...

We could set it off, we could burn it down
We could set it off, we could burn it down...now

We came to burn this city down and now I think that it's time
Watch the flames scorch the steel and now
Boy she is the arsonist, it's just another crime
Best of luck if you think she'll be found

We will deny you, we won't believe what we cannot feel
We will reject you, we don't believe what we cannot see

Chorus

I'd sooner be with her in hell than consider giving in
Pink and orange flare up like sunrise
And if the fire burns too hot we'll get thicker skin
Only fear melts away tonight

We could set it off, we could burn it down
We could set it off, we could burn it down...now

She is the Arsonist

Well I could have washed her body down
But I only felt that I
Was worthy to pour perfume
To pour perfume on the soles of her feet

And I could have seen her ascend in light
But I was too afraid to fly
So I stood there, planted on my feet
Terrified, planted on the soles of my feet

And I never thought I'd betray her thrice
But when the time came I heard myself deny
Having ever even known her name
And now my soul retreats

We weren't that scared--but we'll all go down to die
We weren't prepared--and it's easier to tell the lie

Washed Her Body Down

Hope, I see it rising over the tenement slums.
Fire of praise, Rising like the cinnamon sun.
We shook, Anticipate the morning light filter in.
Warmth of joy, Radiate off of her mortal skin.

Chorus:

Keep looking left keep looking right
Watch your back and keep your foes in sight
Keep your head up and your hands free
Through a city filled with fear walk the streets, the streets of destiny...

Hope, I feel it walking on the streets of destiny
Fire of praise, searing deadwood, rot, and misery
We stood in awe below, while seven hawks they circled overhead
Warmth of joy, The night the city's demons fled

Hope, It will outlast this mortal machine
Fire of Praise, Join the voices of the seen and unseen.
I shook, Let the spirits return like crows to the trees.
We stood in awe below, Those branches grow from the smallest of seeds.

Hope, See it shining in our ancestors' eyes.
Fire of Praise, The echoes of their shouts and cries.
We shook, Hear the truth from all sides and within.
Warmth of joy, On these streets now let the carnival begin.

Nation of Two