[Verse 1]
Don't say we're better off dead, soon we could be in remission
I said, "It's not enough"
They told me, "It'' be fine, happiness isn't a crime, son"
So pick your guts from the floor

[Pre-Chorus]
We'll all be hanging a hero
Praying for someone to save us
Goliath says I oughta let it go

[Chorus]
Nobody is proving me wrong
They're all singing Hallelujah
Keep two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight

[Verse 2]
We've got a mountain to climb
But I ain't got the permission
They wanna call my bluff
They said, "You're crossing the line"
I said, "It takes one to know one"

[Interlude]
Oh, please, God, be merciful
'Cause they, they know not what they do
[Pre-Chorus]
We should be begging for more
We'll all be hanging a hero
Praying for someone to save us
Goliath says I oughta let it go

[Chorus]
Nobody is proving me wrong
They're all singing Hallelujah
Keep two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight
Bury your head in the sand
Soon you'll be feeling the fangs
So sleep with two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight

[Bridge]
Long live the king that's not listening
No time for rats in the gutter
Snakes coiling, but we're signaling
Screaming at one another
Long live the king that's not listening
No time for rats in the gutter
Snakes coiling, but we're signaling
Smoke 'em out and set a fire in the hive
They wouldn't break their stride if we were burning alive
Burning alive
[Interlude]
They live by the candlelight
The jackals live by the candlelight
They live by the candlelight

[Chorus]
Nobody is proving me wrong
They're all singing Hallelujah
Keep two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight
Bury your head in the sand
Soon you'll be feeling the fangs
So sleep with two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight