Red Felt Roulette

Lyrics

Dealer
I lay the cards like teeth on glass
Red felt clean, but the room gone black
Chips stack high, man, hearts go thin
One small chamber, let the spin begin
I smile like cash with a blade in it
Cold-ass dealer, I pray in digits
You came for luck, now luck came mean
Kiss that grin, then bite that screen
Palm on chrome, I watch you shake
Every damn soul in here loves that ache

Player
I walked in hard with a sick grin on me
Gold in my mouth, bad luck on my sleeve
Your table looked like a damn damn trap
But I came for the roar, came for the snap
Hands like thunder, eyes like static
One click closer and I feel ecstatic
You say "bet big," I say "fuck it, more"
Put my fear on the felt, let it hit the floor
I’ve got no halo, got no church tonight
Just a pulse and a pulse and a need for the fight
If the chamber hums, I hum back loud
I wanna hear that room go cruel and proud

Pre-Chorus
Spin it slow
Let it glow
Everybody knows
Somebody’s ghost
Spin it slow
Hold that pose
One more breath
Before it goes

Chorus
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
Say my name, then place that bet
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
One more click and the room goes wet
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
I’m still laughing at the damn sunset
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
Spin, spin, spin till the lights all sweat

Dealer
I count your sweat like polished coins
Hear that jaw clench, hear those joints
You think you’re king? Man, kings all fold
I’ve seen brave boys turn pale and cold
The wheel don’t care if you pray or roar
It eats your pride then asks for more
I slide that cylinder, smooth and slow
Like a sermon made of smoke and chrome
You want a show? Then fuck your show
I deal the silence, watch it grow
Blink too quick, you lose that grin
Blink too long, and the dark caves in

Player
Yeah, I hate that smile, but I need that rush
Need that edge when the bass hits crush
My knees talk shit, but my fist stay tight
Got a devil in my chest and a match in my light
You line it up, I don’t back down
I was born in the noise of a busted-down town
I’ve seen men pray with a mouthful of glass
Seen fear move fast when the seconds pass
So if my name gets screamed through the haze
I’ll still stand up in a burn-bright blaze
One hand on fate, one hand on flame
If I lose this round, I still came to play

Pre-Chorus
Spin it slow
Let it glow
Everybody knows
Somebody’s ghost
Spin it slow
Hold that pose
One more breath
Before it goes

Chorus
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
Say my name, then place that bet
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
One more click and the room goes wet
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
I’m still laughing at the damn sunset
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
Spin, spin, spin till the lights all sweat

Bridge
Dealer
Hear that hush? That’s the price of pride
All your loud-ass dreams got nowhere to hide

Player
Then let it crash, let it split my chest
I’d rather burn than kneel in rest

Dealer
So cold, so clean, so mean, so true
The house don’t bleed, it bleeds through you

Player
If I’m the joke, then laugh it up
I drank that fear and filled my cup

Final Chorus
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
Say my name, then place that bet
Red felt roulette, red felt roulette
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