[Verse 1]
So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive
And you read the compass in your eyes so you can stay right
So you surf the earth's magnetic core to keep you aligned
So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive
Keep you alive
Keep you alive

[Verse 2]
So you turn the water into steam to push up the track
So you burn the furnace in your chest to anticipate that
So you wear the colour in your cheek, the proof of the strive
So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive
Keep you alive
Keep you alive

[Chorus]
And I know I’m a collaboration
Bacteria, carbon and light
A florid orchestration
A recipe of fortune and time
Yeah, it's a lot to take in
When I try I see a short word
I see a short word

[Bridge]
I want to throw the camera open wide
So you need the metal in your blood
I want to keep the multitudes in sight
So you need the metal in your blood
I want to feel the current pulsing through
So you need the metal in your blood
So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive
Keep you alive
Keep you alive
Keep you alive
[Outro]
And I know I'm a collaboration
Bacteria, carbon and light
A florid orchestration
A recipe of fortune and time
Yeah, it’s a lot to take in
When I try I know I'm a collaboration
Bacteria, carbon and light
A florid orchestration
A recipe of fortune and time
Yeah, it's a lot to take in
When I cry I see a short word
I see a short word