Verse 1:
CAm
There's a humming in the restless summer air
EmG
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
CAm
But in all chaos, there is calculation
EmG
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
CAm
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
EmG
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
CAm
It's clear that someone's gotta go
EmG
We mean it but I promise we're not mean
Pre-Chorus:
CAmGm
And the cry goes out (Ah-Ah)
CAmGm
They lose their minds for us (Ah-Ah)
CAmGm
And how it plays out (Ah-Ah)
C
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood
Chorus:
C
(Oh- Oh)
Am
You could try and take us (Oh-Oh)
C
But we're the gladiators (Oh-Oh)
Am
Everyone a rager (Oh-Oh)
But secretly they're saviors
CAm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
C
That's why we're making headlines (Oh-Oh)
Am
You could try and take us (Oh-Oh)
But victory's contagious
Verse 2: Same as Verse 1
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us
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Chorus
Bridge: A capella
No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
Chorus