[Verse 1]
Dragged out of shadows, thrown into the light
They’re laughing like I’m some circus fight
Pour me cheap tricks, pour me cheap booze
Hell, I’ll take it—what else do I lose?
The fire burned out, can’t fake a smile
Been empty inside for a long, long while
You think you own me, but you can’t see
The chain’s on my soul, but it don’t own me

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I see right through the masks you wear
Every word’s smoke choking up the air
Silence is heavy, the room gone still
One more spark and I’ll bend your will

[Chorus]
I’m alive in the fire, I won’t crawl
Every scar on my skin says I’ve seen it all
No crown, no heaven, no saving call
I’ll be laughing when the angels fall

[Verse 2]
Spit out your sermons, I’ve heard it before
I’m not cleaning your sins off this floor
You call me broken, you call me a joke
But I’ll drown you out in a cloud of smoke
I lost the love, I lost the flame
What’s left of me won’t play that game
Call me your pet, call me your fool
But I bite back hard when you bend the rules

[Pre-Chorus 2]
The glass is cracked, but it still holds tight
Every drink’s a battle, every word’s a fight
Your halo slips, and I hear it fall
I’m not the one begging after all

[Chorus]
I’m alive in the fire, I won’t crawl
Every scar on my skin says I’ve seen it all
No crown, no heaven, no saving call
I’ll be laughing when the angels fall

[Bridge]
You wanted a riot—here’s one for free
You wanted a wreck—take a good look at me
I won’t kneel, I won’t say your name
I’ll burn this place down before I play your game

[Final Chorus]
I’m alive in the fire, I won’t crawl
Every scar on my skin says I’ve seen it all
No crown, no heaven, no saving call
I’ll be laughing when the angels fall

[Outro]
Yeah… laughing when the angels fall.

Regular John

Queens of the Stone Age