[Verse 1]
Silver 
On the ledge
Cracked lenses catching glare
I saw 
I felt 
I knew 
The copper taste of old fear
Static 
Climbing up my spine
Iron boots on the marble floor
Heavy
Steady
Cold
Nothing matters anymore

[Chorus]
We are the veteran souls
Collecting pieces of the moon
We are the veteran souls
Fading in the afternoon
Fading 
Fading
Fading

[Post-Chorus]
Hey hey
The sky is gray
Hey hey
The sky is gray

[Verse 2]
Dust
Settling on my skin
Pale powder from a star 
I walk
I wait
I watch
Wondering where the healers are
Jagged 
Broken glass and bone
Tearing through the velvet night
Quiet
Riot
Wrong
Losing all the inner light

[Chorus]
We are the veteran souls
Collecting pieces of the moon
We are the veteran souls
Fading in the afternoon
Fading 
Fading
Fading

[Bridge]
Machine gun rhythm in the brain
Falling through the purple rain
The wires are thin
The wires are frayed
The wires are gold
The world is old
The world is tired
The world is sold

[Chorus]
We are the veteran souls
Collecting pieces of the moon
We are the veteran souls
Fading in the afternoon
Fading 
Fading
Fading

[Outro]
Veteran
Veteran
Soul
Just a hole 
In the plan
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can