The Rising Tide

Album: Battle Born (2012)
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  • The streets of persuasion
    Are plated with gold
    Your heart's in the right place,
    But you travel down the wrong road
    Like so many before you
    The gates open wide
    Here come the rising tide (rising tide)

    Let's go out tonight
    There's a mystery underneath the neon light
    Before life and dreams collide
    'Cause the truth's gonna come and cut me open wide
    And you can't escape the rising of the tide

    Keep up your appearance; you're joining the choir
    With everybody singing out "Glory, Hallelujah" (Hallelujah)
    The time came for your solo
    But there was nowhere to hide
    Here come the rising tide (rising tide)

    And the company you keep,
    Well they plan your crucifixion as we speak
    So, baby 'til life and the dream collide
    There's gonna be a mystery underneath those neon lights
    If you can't decipher just who's on your side
    You will not escape the rising of the tide

    Can you tell me brother? Was I deceived, or in denial?
    I was there, in the back of the room, when you testified

    With your pitchfork tongue, you licked your lips and lied
    We're never gonna know how hard you cried
    When you petitioned and your access was denied
    'Til the venom in your veins is satisfied
    'Til you suffocate and swallow down the pride

    Well you can't escape
    (You can't escape)
    Yeah, you can't escape
    (You can't escape)
    No, you can't escape the rising of the tide Writer/s: Brandon Flowers, Dave Brent Keuning, Mark August Stoermer, Ronnie Jr. Vannucci
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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