[Verse 1: Orpheus]

I’m not a gambling man

I don’t know how to play this hand

I was dealt by force

Thought I could speak easy

But you just bent my words right back on me

Then I broke the law

[Chorus: Orpheus]

Now here beneath the rust

The skytrain rattles round

Overhead

The raindrops fall through dust

And shatter on the ground

Black and dead

I never should have placed my trust in the City

The vulture town that picked me clean

[Spoken Interlude: Jonny d'Ville]

And then, as if answering the call, the vault is filled with music. 

[Verse 2: Orpheus]

I’m not a lawless man

I always trusted in your plan

I was dumb like that

I chose the straightest path

But all the landmarks moved as I walked past

Now I can’t look back

[Chorus: Orpheus]

Now here beneath the rust

The skytrain rattles round

Overhead

The raindrops fall through dust

And shatter on the ground

Black and dead

I never should have placed my trust in the City

The python town that crushed my bones

[Verse 3: Orpheus]

I’m not a fighting man

I never act on wrath’s command

But I know you do

I’d rather run than stand

You’d rather force my hand than understand

That I’m not like you

[Chorus: Orpheus]

Now here beneath the rust

The skytrain rattles round

Overhead

The raindrops fall through dust

And shatter on the ground

Black and dead

I never should have placed my trust in the City

The viper town that bled me dry