Blanket

Lyrics

(Intro spoken loud) '' Ron and his warm blanket'' On a blacked-out autumn, back of the hall Caught Ron with a stab wound, leg lookin’ raw Still standin’ tall like he can’t even fall Laughin’ it off like it’s nothin’ at all Said, “Yo, got hit by a stingray sting Back of my leg—felt a sharp-ass swing” I said, “Clean that up, don’t let that cling Or that pain come back like a boomerang fling” Hero Ron, yeah, he kept on dancin’ Two-step trance with the stone-cold anthem Mr. Brownstone, hand in his hand and One hit small turned a full-blown habit Used to do a little, now the little won’t do So the little got big, then it split us in two We were “in control”—yeah, we thought we knew But control’s just a word when it’s control over you --- We was dancing with the devil, yeah, we knew that risk Little turned to more, now we move like this Say we in control—but it’s a counterfeit script ‘Cause Mr. Brownstone never loosens his grip Line after line, yeah, we crossed that zone Laugh now, crash later—yeah, that’s well known We got out alive, but it’s carved in stone You don’t leave the game… you just walk it alone --- Fast lane path, going outta control I laced it with blues, sold a piece of my soul Now we Jake and Elwood, black suits, no goals Just ghosts in a rhythm tryna fill up the holes Then Johnny Port with a snort and a grin Mixing brown, white lines, ash on his skin Dark jokes cut deep like a Cash-style hymn Laugh now, pay later—that’s how it begins Candle at both ends, flames too bright Burnin’ through days, disappearin’ in nights Felt so right, but the edge in sight Thin ice cracks when you step too light We knew that price but we rolled that dice Cold advice never sounds that nice Till you pay it back with a soul on ice And a past that sticks like a vice grip tight --- We was dancing with the devil, yeah, we knew that risk Little turned to more, now we move like this Say we in control—but it’s a counterfeit script ‘Cause Mr. Brownstone never loosens his grip Line after line, yeah, we crossed that zone Laugh now, crash later—yeah, that’s well known We got out alive, but it’s carved in stone You don’t leave the game… you just walk it alone --- Yeah, we sank in a pit, got stuck in the rubble Double-down trouble, then we doubled that trouble Burst that bubble, now we out that shuffle Clean lungs, but the mind still subtle Are we free? Yeah… depends how you see it Demons don’t die, they just learn how to be hid Every now and then, yeah, we still go and meet it Brownstone echoes—we never delete it Still hear the rhythm in the back of the brain That whisper that says “just a little won’t change” But we know that lie, yeah, we felt that chain So we walk that line in the cold, in the rain --- We was dancing with the devil, yeah, we knew that risk Little turned to more, now we move like this Say we in control—but it’s a counterfeit script ‘Cause Mr. Brownstone never loosens his grip Line after line, yeah, we crossed that zone Laugh now, crash later—yeah, that’s well known We got out alive, but it’s carved in stone You don’t leave the game… you just walk it alone