Well, this city’s on fire and you can’t put it out cause boys catch on
And the girls, they know
This wasn’t the way the night was supposed to go
And there’s one way out but I can see they're betting it all on one machine
With a still beating heart
From a dream they can barely recall before it all fell apart
But I know he’s not coming back to save them
Cause I watched him walk away, even now as we drown in the dark
And my heart is buried underneath the weight
God, I swear even now I can still feel the sun on my face
I’ve seen this before and I know how it ends when it all goes wrong
And a hero will fall
But if I stand a chance, it’s cause I’m no hero at all
And I can’t look back
Cause I know what’s there, a hell that’s all my fault
And a beautiful girl
And a dream, a dream that I lost when I wouldn’t let go of this world
And I know she’s not coming back
Cause I let her slip away
Emily, after tonight
I swear I will walk away from all of this and run to you
Oh, Emily! Oh, oh, oh
I made a promise to you
And there’s just one more thing that I have to do
(We can hold out through this endless dark)
(All a fire needs is a single spark)
One more night to get it back, make it right (One more night to take back)
Show this city what they are fighting for (What we’re fighting for)
Shine a light, take it back (In the light we'll see)
Oh, Emily, that’s worth dying for (If it’s all worth dying for)
All the city’s awake, they have waited for so long for this day (Wake the city)
I can feel their beating heart (We will not be silent)
Pumping blood through their veins (Death won’t scare me)
Reaching up to climb out of the grave
Hands of skin, hands of bone and a voice like a fire (We will not keep quiet)
I know what I’ll do, I’ve made my choice (I’ve made my choice)
I’ll make my stand (I’ll make my stand)
I may not be the hero they need, but, God, I can still be your man (God, I can still be your man)
Oh Emily, look down on me, I know that I was wrong (I was wrong)
I’ll make it right (I will make it right)
And as sure as the stars in the sky, we will be together tonight (We’ll be together tonight)
Cause I know I’m not coming back
Cause there’s nothing left for me, whatever I had (Left for me)
I know that it has to be with you tonight (Has to be tonight)
Emily, this is my chance to make it right
No matter how dark it gets
The day will rise even now
We will live on, the dawn will come
There will be light
