Battle Born
The Killers
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Flesh and Bone
03 : 59
2
Runaways
04 : 03
3
The Way It Was
03 : 51
4
Here With Me
04 : 52
5
A Matter of Time
04 : 11
6
Deadlines and Commitments
04 : 22
7
Miss Atomic Bomb
04 : 53
8
The Rising Tide
04 : 17
9
Heart of a Girl
04 : 34
10
From Here on Out
02 : 27
11
Be Still
04 : 33
12
Battle Born
05 : 13
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Track Lyrics
Flesh and Bone Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've gone through life
White-knuckled in the moments that left me behind
Refusing to heed the yield
I penetrate the force fields in the blind
They say I'll adjust
God knows I must
But I'm not sure how
This natural selection picked me out to be
A dark horse running in a fantasy
[Chorus]
Flesh and bone
Am I running out of time?
Flesh and bone
[Verse 2]
Somewhere outside that finish line
I square up and break through the chains
And I head like a raging bull
Anointed by the blood, I take the reins
Cut from the cloth, of a flag that
Bears the name of "Battle Born"
They call me the contender
Listen for the bell
My face flashing crimson from the fires of hell
What are you afraid of?
[Chorus]
And what are you made of?
Flesh and bone
And I'm running out of time
Flesh and bone
And what are you made of?
Flesh and bone
Man I'm turning on a dime
Flesh and bone
[Bridge]
This could decay
Like the valley below
Defenses are down
The stakes are high
(Scouting the crowd for a face of compassion)
The fairytale end
(To face off the journey that fathers no more)
The staggering blow
(You'll find the truth in the roots of desire)
You lead with your chin
(Thinkin' with your corners, just a compass and the sun)
This could be real
(Thinkin' with your corners, just a)
Simple
[Chorus]
And what are you made of?
(Flesh and bone)
And I'm running out of time
(Flesh and bone)
What are you made of?
[Outro]
He faces forward
Trading in his blindness for the glow of love
And time is raging, may it rage in vain
And you always had it, but you never knew
So boots and saddles, get on your feet
There's no surrender, cause there's no retreat
The bells are sobbing, in this monster land
We are the descendants of giant men
Runaways Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Blonde hair blowing in the summer wind
A blue-eyed girl playing in the sand
I'd been on her trail for a little while
But that was the night that she broke down and held my hand
A teenage rush
She said, "Ain't we all just runaways? We got time"
But that ain't much
We can't wait till tomorrow
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You got to know that this is real, baby, why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose, oh
[Verse 2]
We got engaged on a Friday night
I swore on the head of our unborn child
That I could take care of the three of us
But I got the tendency to slip when the nights get wild
It's in my blood
She said she might just runaway somewhere else
Someplace good
We can't wait till tomorrow
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You gotta know that this is real, baby, why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose
Let's take a chance baby, we can't lose
[Chorus]
Ain't we all just runaways?
I knew it when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
I knew it when I held you, I wasn't lettin' go
[Verse 3]
We used to look at the stars and confess our dreams
Hold each other till the morning light
We used to laugh, now we only fight
Baby, are you lonesome now?
[Verse 4]
At night, I come home after they go to sleep
Like a stumbling ghost, I haunt these halls
There's a picture of us on our wedding day
I recognize the girl, but I can't settle in these walls
[Pre-Chorus 3]
We can't wait till tomorrow
Oh, we're caught up in the appeal baby, why you wanna hide it?
It's the last thing on my mind (Why you wanna hide it?)
I turn the engine over and my body just comes alive
[Chorus]
Ain't we all just runaways?
I knew it when I met you, I'm not gonna let you run away
I knew it when I held you, I wasn't lettin' go
Oh, oh, oh
[Outro]
(Ain't we all just runaways?)
Yeah, runaways
(Ain't we all just runaways?)
Yeah
The Way It Was Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I drove through the desert last night
I carried the weight of our last fight
Elvis singing don't be cruel, and I wonder if you feel it too
It's like we're going under
Somewhere outside the lonely Esmeralda county line
The question of my heart came to my mind
[Chorus]
If I go on with you (by my side)
Can it be the way it was?
When we met, did you forget all about those golden nights?
[Verse 2]
Maybe a thief stole your heart
Or maybe we just drifted apart
I remember driving in my daddy's car to the airfield
Blanket on the hood, backs against the windshield
Back then this thing was running on momentum, love and trust
That paradise is buried in the dust
[Chorus]
If I go on with you (by my side)
Can it be the way it was?
When we met, did you forget all about those golden nights?
(The way it was, it was)
[Bridge]
All of our plans have fallen through
Sometimes a dream don't come true
[Chorus]
Darling! Darling!
If we go on
Can it be the way it was
When we met did you forget all about them golden nights?
If I go on with you by my side
Can it be the way it was
My heart is true, girl it's just you I'm thinking of
Can it be the way it was?
[Outro]
Maybe a thief stole your heart
Here With Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Wheels are turnin'
I remember when you were mine
Just to reach you
Baby, I'd stand in line
But there's another world
You're livin' in tonight
And there's another heart
That's fadin' in the light
[Chorus]
Don't want your picture on my cell phone
I want you here with me
Don't want your memories in my head, no
I want you here with me
[Verse 2]
Spent the summer just layin' out in the sun
Time seems to move so slowly, when you're taking it as it comes
Maybe we were just too young
Your body was tan and your hair was long
You shot me a smile and my cares were gone
Fallin' in love filled my soul with fright
You said, "Come on, babe, it'll be alright"
I must've been a fool to the bitter end
Now I hold on to hope that I'll have you back again
I'd bargain and I'd fight
But there's another world you're livin' in tonight
[Chorus]
Don't want your picture on my cell phone
I want you here with me
I don't want your memory in my head, no
I want you here with me
[Bridge]
Well, I saw you in a restaurant the other day
And instead of walkin' towards you, I ran away (ran away)
I keep on waitin' for you
For you to come around
Come around and say
[Chorus]
I don't want your picture on my cell phone
I want you here with me
Don't need those memories in my head, no
I want you here with me
Ahhhhh
(Here with me)
Ahhhhh
(Here with me)
A Matter of Time Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You're looking for a way out
I can feel it
Come on, show me where it hurts
Maybe I can heal it
Your feelings are your own
Now you keep them under lock and key
You got me driving through the streets
For an answer to the mystery
[Chorus]
The willows still weep on Charleston Avenue
Outside that vacant Starlight Motel
I see you laughing with your girlfriends
Not a care in the world, not a burden on your mind
It was a matter of time
[Verse 2]
There's a panic in this house and it's bound to surface
Just walking through the front door makes me nervous
It's creeping up the floorboards, got me wondering where I stand
I cannot put out the fire, I got a book of matches in my hand
[Chorus]
When we first met, headstrong and filled with doubt
Made just enough hustling tables that summer to take you out
I was falling back on forever
Then you told me about your heart
You laid it on the line
Laughing with your girlfriends
Not a care in the world, not a burden on your mind
(You laid it on the line)
It was just a matter, It was a matter of time
[Bridge]
We found ourselves a place
We belong in it forever
Ain't that what it's all about?
Make the promise and keep it
Come hell or high water
We'd figure it out
It was the night, it was the moon
It was the green grass in the garden
The victory and the sin
I know you're weary, look at me
Flailing in the corner
Here's the towel
Go on, throw it in
[Chorus]
It was a matter of time
Can't you see that it's tearing me up inside?
Look what's laying at our feet
That's the wreckage of broken dreams
And burned out halos
And it's here on our street
Deadlines and Commitments Lyrics
[Chorus]
That place we all run to
It can come down on you
The expectation can be great
If you should ever tire
Or if you should require
Sudden simple twist of fate
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't hide away, there's something to be said
For pushing through
We'd never ride on horses that discourage you
[Chorus]
If you should fall upon hard times
If you should lose your way
There is a place here in this house
That you can stay
[Verse 2]
If you should find romance
Go on and take that chance
Before the strategies begin
Deadlines and Commitments
Every morning, in the evening
They can suck you in
Boy, don’t I know it
[Pre-Chorus 2]
This offer will be standing
All you got to do is call
Don't be afraid to knock on the door
[Chorus]
If you should fall upon hard times
If you should lose your way
There is a place here in this house
That you can stay
[Verse 3]
I'm not talking about deadlines and commitments
Sold out of confusion
There is a place here in this house that you can stay
[Bridge]
I'll catch you darling
I'll be waiting up and on your side
[Pre-Chorus 2]
This offer will be standing
All you got to do is call
Don't be afraid to knock on the door
[Chorus]
If you should fall upon hard times
If you should lose your way
There is a place here in this house
That you can stay
[Verse 3]
I'm not talking about deadlines and commitments
Sold out of confusion
There is a place here in this house that you can stay
[Bridge]
I'll catch you darling
I'll be waiting up and on your side (I'm on your side)
I'll catch you darling
I'll be waiting up and on your side
Miss Atomic Bomb Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You were standing with your girlfriends in the street
Falling back on forever, I wonder what you came to be
I was new in town, the boy with the eager eyes
I never was a quitter, oblivious to schoolgirl's lies
And when I look back on those neon nights
The leather seats, the passage rite
I feel the heat, I see the light
[Pre-Chorus]
From Miss Atomic Bomb
Making out we got the radio on
You're going to miss me when I'm gone
You're going to miss me when I'm gone
[Chorus]
Racing shadows in the moonlight
Through the desert on a hot night
For a second there we’d won
Yeah, we were innocent and young
[Verse 2]
Cast out of the night
You got a foolish heart
So you took your place but the fall from grace
Was the hardest part
It feels just like a dagger buried deep in your back
You run for cover but you can't escape the second attack
Her soul was innocent, she kissed him and she painted it black
You should have seen your little face, burning for love
Holding on for your life
All that I wanted was a little touch
A little tenderness and truth, I didn't ask for much, no
Talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time
[Pre-Chorus]
Miss Atomic Bomb
Making out we've got the radio on
You're going to miss me when I'm gone
You're going to miss me when I'm gone
[Chorus]
Racing shadows through the moonlight
Taking chances on a hot night
For a second there we won
We were innocent and young
[Verse 3]
The dust cloud has settled, and my eyes are clear
But sometimes in dreams of impact I still hear
Miss Atomic Bomb, I'm standing here
Sweat on my skin
And this love that I've cradled
Is wearing thin (Miss Atomic Bomb)
But I'm standing here and you are too late
Your shock-wave whisper has sealed your fate
It feels just like a dagger buried deep in your back
(It's a proving ground)
You run for cover but you can't escape the second attack
(and you turn to chance)
Your soul was innocent
She kissed him and she painted it black (on a loser's game)
You should have seen your little face
Burning for love
(Miss Atomic Bomb)
[Outro]
Holding on for your life
But you can't survive (All that I wanted was a little touch)
When you want it all (A little tenderness and truth, I didn't ask for much)
There's another side (Talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time)
The Rising Tide Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The streets of persuasion
Are plated with gold
Your heart's in the right place
But you traveled down the wrong road
Like so many before you, the gates open wide
Here come the rising tide
[Chorus]
Let's go out tonight
There's a mystery underneath the neon light
Before life and the dream collide
Because the truth's gonna come and cut me open wide
And you can't escape the rising of the tide
[Verse 2]
Keep up your appearance
You're joining the choir
With everybody singing out glory Hallelujah
The time came for your solo
But there was nowhere to hide
Here come the rising tide
[Chorus]
And the company you keep
Where they plan your crucifixion as we speak
So baby, till life and the dream collide
There's going to be a mystery underneath those neon lights
If you can't decipher just who's on your side
You will not escape the rising of the tide
[Verse 4]
Can you tell me brother
Was I deceived or in denial?
I was there in the back of the room when you testified
With your pitchfork tongue you licked your lips and lied
We're never going to know how hard you cried
When you petitioned and your access was denied
Till the venom in your veins is satisfied
Till you suffocate and swallow down the pride
Where you can't escape, yeah you can't escape
No you can't escape the rising of the tide
Heart of a Girl Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Looking out my window an angel in robe appeared and nearly pulled me apart
A million miles of freedom
A million miles of road
But I still don’t know where to start
She wrote her number down
She gave it to me
They had to scrape me off the floor
In this transient town
Waiters and dealers trying to get their foot in the door
That night I called her, she said
[Chorus]
Daddy, daddy, daddy, all my life
I've been trying to find my place in the world
(I said to her)
Baby, baby, babe I got all night
To listen to the heart of a girl
[Verse 2]
I can see the time dripping down the clock
We've been trying to hear that ancient refrain
It's the one that knows us when our heads are down
It reminds us of the place from where we came
Where we came
[Chorus]
Daddy, daddy, daddy, all my life
I've been trying to find my place in the world
(I said to her)
Baby, baby, babe I got all night
To listen to the heart of a girl
[Bridge]
What happened here? What is this world?
It's too far from the heart of a girl
A ripple in the water from the drop of a pearl
I'm on the shore waiting for the heart of a girl
[Verse 3]
Many doors
Knock on one
Standing still, time is raging
Staring down the mouth of 100,000 guns
You're still here, you're still here
I believe that we never have to be alone
Yes I believe it's just around the bend
You can hold it in, or you can scream it on the microphone
There is no end
There is no end
[Outro]
Deep in the night, I feel a presence
Of something that was long ago, told to me
There is a hand guiding the river
The river to wide open sea
And deep in my heart, in any game
On any mountain, no I'm not afraid
Standing on stone, you stand beside me
And honor the plans that were made
From Here on Out Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A little birdie whispered in my ear
You've been cooking up a world of fear
Put your hands in things you shouldn't have known
He was riding in the danger zone
Well you had us all fooled, with your quarterback smile
And your crocodile tears, there for a while
My paradigm shifted and man you're making me shout
[Chorus]
Hey, from here on out
Friends are gonna be hard to come by
Left us wondering what it all was about
He had it easy then he chose the hard way
Walk that lonely road in a shadow of a doubt
From here on out
[Verse 2]
Should our paths ever decide to cross
You may wonder what the trouble costs
That don't matter now, life goes on
Hallelujah, the trouble's gone
No sense in holding purpose and it's better to forgive
These are things that I must learn, to practice while I live
And my paradigm shifted, man you're making me shout
[Chorus]
Hey, from here from out
Friends are gonna be hard to come by
Left us wonderin' what it all was about
He had it easy, man he chose the hard way
Walk that old, lonely road in the shadow of a doubt
Hey, from here on out
Let the bugle blow a song of peacetime
Left us wonderin' what it all was about
You may deny it but you carry it with you
Down that old lonely road in the shadow of a doubt
Yeah, from here on out
Be Still Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Be still
Go on to bed
Nobody knows what lies ahead
Life is short to say the least
We're in the belly of the beast
Be still, wild and young
Long may your innocence reign
Like shells on a shore
May your limits be unknown
May your efforts be your own
If you ever feel you can't take it anymore
[Chorus]
Don't break character
You've got a lot of heart
Is this real or just a dream
Rise up like the sun
Labor till the work is done
[Verse 2]
Be still
One day you'll lead
Fearlessness on your sleeve
When you come back, tell me what did you see
Was there something out there for me
Be still
Close your eyes
Soon enough, you'll be on your own, steady and straight
And if they drag you through the mud
It doesn't change what's in your blood
Over rock, over chain, over trap, over plane
When they knock you down
[Chorus]
Don't break character
You've got a lot of heart
Is this real or just a dream
Be still, be still
Be still, be still
[Bridge]
Over rock and chain
Over sunset plane
Over trap and snare
When you're in too deep
In your wildest dreams
In your made up schemes
When they knock you down
When they knock you down
[Chorus]
Don't break character
You've got so much heart
Is this real or just a dream, oh
Rise up like the sun
And labor till the work is done
Rise up like the sun
And labor till the work is done
Rise up like the sun
And labor till the work is done
Battle Born Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You lost faith in the human spirit
You walk around like a ghost
And your star-spangled heart
Took a train for the coast
And when you shine, you're a hilltop mansion
So how'd you lose the light?
Was it blown by the wind
In the still of the night?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You're up against the wall
[Chorus 1]
Up against the wall
There's something dying on the street
When they knock you down
You're gonna to get back on your feet
('Cause you can't stop now)
[Verse 2]
I always saw you as a kind of keeper
A mother to a child
But your boys have grown soft
And your girls have gone wild
From the Blue Ridge to the Black Hills
To the Redwood sky
The season may pass
But the dream doesn't die
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Now don't you drop the ball
[Chorus 2]
Up against the wall
There's something dying on the street
When they knock you down
You're gonna to get back on your feet
(But you can't stop now)
And when they break your heart
And when they cause your soul to mourn
Remember what I said
"Boy, you was battle born"
(But you can't stop now)
[Post-Chorus]
You was battle born
[Bridge]
And when the night falls on the land
Are you haunted by the sound?
It's going to take more than a hand
To turn this thing around
Won't you lean it on me?
Rescue, set me free
[Chorus 3]
You're up against the wall (up against the wall)
There's something dying on the street
When they knock you down (up against the wall)
You're gonna to get back on your feet
('Cause you can't stop now, 'cause you can't stop now)
And did they break your heart? (did they break your heart?)
And did they cause your soul to mourn? (cause your soul to mourn?)
Remember what I said (remember what I said)
"Boy, you was battle born" (you were battle born)
('Cause you can't stop now, 'cause you can't stop now)
Come on show your face (come on, show your face)
Come on give us one more spark (give us one more spark)
We'll sing your song of fire (we'll sing your song of fire)
Lest we fall into the dark (fall into the dark)
('Cause you can't stop now, no, you can't stop now)
[Outro]
You never live, you never learn
You never shine if you never burn
A rising tide, the undertow
The famine and the overflow
Well, turn away, welcome home