Tangos of Shadow

[Chorus] Oxygen low in the dead of the night Burning the sky with a desperate light I push through the smoke and the wall of the heat Racing the fire on the edge of the street Ten floors up and the staircase is gone I’m running blind till the breaking of dawn [Verse] Check the gauge while the pressure drops down Smoke is a veil over this dying town Boots sliding hard on the charred concrete floor Kicking the splinters of a shattered door Heart beats a piston inside my chest Trapped in the heat of this furnace-like nest [Pre-Chorus] Radio screams of a final retreat I feel the pulse of the flame on my feet Mask fogging up with the ghost of my breath Dancing a tango with shadows of death [Chorus] Oxygen low in the dead of the night Burning the sky with a desperate light I push through the smoke and the wall of the heat Racing the fire on the edge of the street Ten floors up and the staircase is gone I’m running blind till the breaking of dawn [Verse] Strobe lights flashing like signals of war Searching for souls on the thirteenth floor Knuckles turn white on the safety line rope Clinging to steel with the last shred of hope Sweat stings my eyes through the mask of glass Watching the seconds of life slowly pass [Bridge] Collapse is the rhythm inside of my chest Putting my courage to one final test No turning back when the ceiling gives way Trading my soul for a glimpse of the day Overload now in the core of the fire Climbing the rungs of a burning wire [Chorus] Oxygen low in the dead of the night Burning the sky with a desperate light I push through the smoke and the wall of the heat Racing the fire on the edge of the street Ten floors up and the staircase is gone I’m running blind till the breaking of dawn [Outro]