In the heart of the city,
I'm awake now,
The buzz open to the night.
You're the libertine.
You're philistine
When I first saw you,
I knew I was done.

You are feel again,
You. I arise
Feeling invincible, this moment?s mine.

[Chorus]
Strangers, landscapes,
See the sky flip inside out,
Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you round.
There's danger in the street,
That's the beauty in the beast.
There's danger in the street,
That's the beauty in the beast.

In a blink of an eye,
You seem to get me.
You are my fox and I can't see your eye
I am the wheel,
The knob of my heart,
I know this road goes back to the star.

You are feel again,
You. I rise
Feeling invincible this moments mine.

[Chorus]

Yellow moon works when everyone's asleep.
Sometimes what you want is just out of reach.

[Chorus]

Strangers, landscapes,
See the sky flip inside out
How you make me turn around
Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you round

Theres danger in the street [Repeat: x 5]

Thats the beauty in the beast


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Beauty in the Beast Lyrics as written by D. Stewart Gavin Rossdale

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    this is so hauntingly beautiful...i think it has to do with losing someone you love and eventually realizing they're the ones who make you feel invincible~

    Strangest landscapes See the sky flip inside out Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you around~

    god, how i love those lines!

    black_mariaon September 19, 2008   Link

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