1918
[Verse 1]
Phantom in a plague mask walking through the CVS
White beak, black cape, dressed like a professional
Evil hand waving and he’s leaving a trace
Filling up the space while you’re touching your face
And now he's roaming in the crowd, defiant in the riot
And he's shouting with glee, getting nearer to thee
Flash go bang-bang like the Day of Assumption
And you're laid out on your back by the blow of the truncheon
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[Verse 2]
Drop your phone, now you’re moaning alone
Don’t need no weather people when you’re burning down the steeple
On a hard drive someplace, battle face
Flying in space, get the fire wire
Fail to pay bail with a stimulus check
Before you note the force of torque when you going back to Grand Fork
In the box, in the trunk of the car
And you make it back to Macon hauling Hedy Lamarr
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[Bridge]
Phantom in the hole 'cause he’s on parole
He’s gonna name a name, hear it singing down in your soul
Wait out the hot days, sharpen a knife
And then walk out in the winter with a lust for life
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