[Chorus]

I keep my soul on high alert

I keep it all on high alert

At a time like this

At a time like this

Mixed in the glass 'til I end up on a list

Spirits on the floor 'til they learn to coexist

They'll be missed

At a time like this, I wish

At a time like this

[Bridge]

Call it, call it, call it what you want

Karma, karma in the current when it's calm, oh

At a time like this, it's strong (Oh)

At a time like this (Oh, oh, oh)

[Verse 1]

The old-timer told me not to bother

He thought getting old would take way longer

Scraping all the rust off of his armor

Melting in my hands like salt in water

Spoken like the fathеr of a father

I thought getting old would take way longеr

I thought getting old would make me stronger

At a time like this

[Verse 2]

Woo, M-I, M.I.A., M-I, M.I.A. (M-I, M.I.A.)

Put 'em on VHF, tell 'em send them my way (Better send them my way)

Gold on my body, as it all went my way (Yeah, it all went my way)

God stained my body, crashing my getaway (Yeah, yeah)

I could hear the pain from the landline (Yeah, yeah)

You were too young to be the bad guy (Yeah)

You were just a child, life just happened to you (Oh)

Sleeping on the wheel when it backed into you

Uh, at a time like this

At a time like this

[Verse 3]

Mixed in the glass with the spirits from the bottle

I wanna leave a message for that person from tomorrow

And when it's all gone, no one wants to take requests

What's the point in trying at a time like, at a time like this?

[Verse 4]

Mixed in the glass 'til I end up on a list

Spirits on the floor 'til they learn to coexist

They'll be missed, why bother filling an abyss?

What's the point in dying at a time like this, like this?

[Bridge]

Call it, call it, call it what you want, uh

But there's karma in the current when it's calm

Whatever gets me, gets me, don't get me wrong, uh

Whatever gets me prolly had me all along

Call it, call it, call it what you want

But there's karma in the current when it's calm

Whatever gets me, gets me, don't get me wrong

Whatever gets me prolly had me all along

(Inside, inside of me) At a time like this

(Outside, outside of me) At a time like this

(What's the point in dying at a time like this?) At a time like this

(What's the point in dying at a time like this?) At a time like this

[Chorus]

I keep my soul on high alert, uh

I keep it all on high alert, uh (Woah)

I keep on watching 'til it hurts (Woah)

I keep on going 'til it works out

I keep it all on high alert (Woah)

I keep on dancing 'til it hurts (Woah)

At a time like this

At a time like this

[Verse 5]

Yeah, I was born in the wrong, yeah

With a puzzle to solve (To solve)

Where the colors dissolve (Dissolve)

(Oh)

Just keep holding your breath, yeah

When the tunnels collapse (Ah)

And the wish is intact

(Oh)

And the guilt comes in on two (Two)

And the guilt comes in (In)

When the walls cave in on you (You)

They become your skin (Skin)

At a time like this

At a time like this (Time like this)

[Outro]

They might as well, they went—

There goes the wind

Turn the engine!

It's a gorgeous island