The city lights call me on
I better be quick or you’ll be gone
I’m the man that looks around
Here’s my shadow on the ground
No hopes of hope
I dress you up in rope
I tie you to this tree
Its roots suck into the land
It´s the Joker’s final hand
The hand that you’ve been dealt
The city lights call me on
I better be quick or you’ll be gone
I’m the man that looks around
Here’s your shadow on the ground
It is the Joker’s final hand
The hand that you’ve been dealt
It is as good as I have ever felt
The deal is fast but
My eye gets there first
Your fingers
Your fist
Your knife
It is the Joker’s final hand
The hand that you’ve been dealt
As good as I have ever felt
Fingers fist and knife
Your life
I better be quick or you’ll be gone
I’m the man that looks around
Watch our shadows on the ground
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