The Beat Of The Night

Itwascoldthatnightfromacrossthewestandthedayshadlosttheirspark
Andtheyellowlightssplittherainsobrightandthedogshadlosttheirbark
WhatHitchcockplotswerehatchedthatnightbehindtheshuttereddoor
Whenthecurtainshookandtheheadbeatdownandhequietlywaswithdrawn
AndwemovedintheBeat
BeatoftheNight,BeatoftheNight
BeatoftheNight
SoImademywaytothetopofthehillandIlookedondowntheroad
Andtheairstoodstillinthefrostandchillasthehoursandtheminutesunfold
Butthetreestheyshookandthehousecreekedasthoughseizedbyaviolentrage
Andthewindbitesdeepandthewiresshrieklikeanoisefrombeyondthegrave
AndtheymovedintheBeat
SwayedintheBeat
TalkintheBeat
TheBeatoftheNight
Thesoundofwomencryingmademegoandinvestigate,
andIwalkedpastarowofhouses'tilIreached#48
Wherethehuddledneighborsstoodabout,frightenedshockedandscared
Andthebleatingofanambulancecutthroughthethickeningair
AndwithasickeningsenseofdejavuIknewwhatwascomingnext
I'dbeenherebefore,butwhenorhow,Icouldn'tquietconnect
Andfromanopen-windowedupstairsflatsomeonesangalong
YesIknewthewordsandIknewthetune
TheywereplayingthatbeautifulsongthatwentYeah,yeah,yeah(Yeahyeahyeah)(Yeahyeahyeah)(Yeahyeahyeah)(Yeahyeahyeah)
AndwemovedintheBeat(Yeahyeahyeah)
RockedintheBeat(Yeahyeahyeah)
Talkin'intheBeat(Yeahyeahyeah)
TheBeatoftheNight(Yeahyeahyeah)
TheBeatoftheNight(Yeahyeahyeah)
TheBeatoftheNight(Yeahyeahyeah)
Ablackmanslumpedupagainstthedoor
AndaBrownmanlayfacedownonthefloor
Andawhitewomansobbedonthesecondstair
Andallthebloodwasred
AndthentheymovedintheBeat
Rockin'intheBeat
Talkin'intheBeat
TheBeatoftheNight[x4]
Yesthetearsofrageandthetearsofangerflowedtotheriverbank
Andatthelocaldiscodancehalltheywerecrankinguptheskank
Andthepulseofthenoisewentthroughthenightintothewashed-upbackofmyfeet
AndIsmelledthefearandItastedbloodandthesoundtrackwastheBeat
AswemovedintheBeat(Yeahyeahyeah)
Rockin'intheBeat(Yeahyeahyeah)
MurderintheBeat(Yeahyeahyeah)
TheBeatoftheNight(Yeahyeahyeah)[repeattilend]