[Verse 1]

I swear I was the king of the night

Fluorescent like a neon sign

Now these hours swallow me whole

(In the belly of a bad dream)

And the city laughs with her lungs

"Boy, you know you've gotta grow up"

Does she know I'm terrified?

(Then she leaves with a quick wink)

[Pre-Chorus]

I know how nights go

Get bruised up, then the wounds glow

Then they move on, but for some

They slows down

[Chorus]

Oh, the night it

Hurts but feels so wild it

Holds you like a child then

Leaves you like a friend

Oh, the night it

Fights you like a lover

Loves you like a mother

Fake that you're so brave

And watch the night turn to day

(Nights they go like this)

[Verse 2]

Now we dance through the burning streets

Orange angels with chipped teeth

But sometimes I still feel the punch

(Oh, nights they go like this)

Cause I still feel that pain in my rib cage

When my baby left me in the rain

Read his mouth, he said:

"It comes with the hours"

[Chorus]

Oh, the night it

Hurts but feels so wild it

Holds you like a child then

Leaves you like a friend

Oh, the night it

Fights you like a lover

Loves you like a mother

Fake that you're so brave

And watch the night turn to day

[Bridge]

How's it feel in the morning light?

Think you're free? Wait till tonight

We're all safe at the disco

Until the moon, she has to go

And we walk home like gods

With yesterday in our hearts

Say we'll never see night again

But just wait till it gets dark

[Chorus]

The night it

Hurts but feels so wild it

Holds you like a child then

Leaves you like a friend

Oh, the night it

Fights you like a lover

Loves you like a mother

Fake that you're so brave

And watch the night turn to day

Oh, nights they go like this

Oh, nights they go like