You know it's Johnny three when you watch that body fall
When you fuck with J-3-T, he's like fuck it kill 'em all
Ain't no body bag boy, we'll feed you to the fuckin' dogs
I'll keep on playin' saint, you keep beggin' me to stop
I ain't a good shot baby, but I'm on a roll
You better get down lady, someone's turnin' cold
Now it's time to meet your maker, hear the tolling of the bell
Fuckin' kill you again when I see you in hell
(Now it's time to meet your maker, hear the tolling of the bell
Fuckin' kill you again when I see you in hell)
Bitch!

Shut your eyes let darkness lead the fight, say goodnight
The rest will watch their future die,
They're real life, say goodnight
It's time to let out the dead, dead come alive,
We have the flag for the rest of our life
So shut your eyes let darkness lead the fight,
Say goodnight, say good night

You know it's hard to breathe with the knife up to your throat
And it's impossible to see down a barrel of smoke
And now you're starting to choke, you hope it's all in your mind
It's time to hit the deck like it's a fuckin' drive by
It ain't possible to manage all the carnage and the damage
And an animal like me could use it all to my advantage
You're the first to hit the floor, 'cause you know that we stay lit
We're kickin' in your door 'cause we ain't nothin' to fuck with
(You're the first to hit the floor, 'cause you know that we stay lit
We're kickin' in your door 'cause we ain't nothin' to fuck with)

Shut your eyes let darkness lead the fight, say goodnight
The rest will watch their future die,
Their real life, say goodnight
It's time to let out the dead, dead come alive,
We have the flag for the rest of our life
So shut your eyes let darkness lead the fight,
Say goodnight, say good night

There's a black flag hangin' over this town,
Get down! (get down!)
There's a black flag hangin' over this town,
Get down! (get down!)
There's a black flag hangin' over this town,
Get down! (get down!)
There's a black flag hangin' over this town,
Get down! (get down!)

In the land of the weak, we'll put you to sleep,
Put you to sleep, yeah, put you to sleep
Walk to the sky as you beg for your life,
Beg for your life, yeah, beg for your life

Shut your eyes let darkness lead the fight, say goodnight
The rest will watch their future die,
Their real life, say goodnight
It's time to let out the dead, dead come alive,
We have the flag for the rest of our life
So shut your eyes let darkness lead the fight,
Say goodnight, say good night


Lyrics submitted by afitch1206, edited by MonsterKhaos, BDoG01

Tendencies Lyrics as written by Daniel Murillo Jorel Decker

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    I might be mistaken, but to me it sounds like

    "We wave the flag for the rest of our lives" In place of "We wear their flag for the rest of our lives"

    bassfreekon June 25, 2011   Link

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