The Children of The Night
[Verse 1: Bliss]
When the
Sun’s out, and the moonlight is in
It blankets the land, and a new life begins
With headphones on, stargaze, lying in a paddock
Feel the veil of the night wrap its inner fabric
Get the picture from the photo spinner’s magic
And let your view go slo-mo and cinematic
Kids come far and wide to the urban sprawl
All the way to daybreak when it’s curtain call
They scurry in like sweet synchronicity
Moving like music in a street city symphony
When people sleep, and the masses shut shutters
Like clockwork, freestyle after-dusk buskers
Motor full of mates, late-night escapades
Stealth renegades, burners they set ablaze
Paintings flourish all the way down the boulevard
Block party, late, whole street full of cars
Skaters illuminate the bowl with their headlights
Hear the street riders roll when they rev bikes
Nightriders carve the mountain in the valley haze
Covert op, talent sprays in the alleyways
Kids in the palace of play, cloaked in the dark night
Summertime shooting hoops under the park lights
Guerrilla activists seeing freedom clear
Across the globe sticking up, BnE was here
[Chorus: Bliss & Eso]
In the evening, when the stars climb
You can see them, children of the night
Through the seasons, on the dark side
In the deep end, children of the night
When the day is gone and it unwinds
Let 'em play on till the sunrise
(Rise) Till we’re all in flight
This is for my people who are children of the night
[Verse 2: Eso]
There’s too many places to park down memory lane
So let me simply start when I remembered the rain
Hit the tin roof while sitting on my balcony
Isolated like a pirate cast out to sea
Intrigued by what those city lights offer
The world is your oyster-type shit, and that’s proper
Hypnotised by it’s highs and it’s lows
A lifestyle that keeps your eyes on the road
See, there’s searchers on the prowl for that crowbar access
And graffers throwing up those whole car classics
It’s magic to watch the world try and compete
A tapestry of culture intertwined with the beast
And that’s right where I eat, where the night never sleeps
And all I need’s a mic and a beat for life in the streets
Over years, I’ve put strength in pain, standing strong
Writing songs on an empty train, yeah
I’ve lived a life worth of movies framed through my crooked lens
I’ve traveled way beyond where the book'll end
I’ve seen the visual effects and behind-the-scenes
I found a whole other world tryna find my dreams
And temptation will test if you can keep your faith
With the smile of a Cheshire cat to lead the way
Under night-lights, we’ll never stop building
So welcome to the city of the lost children
[Chorus: Bliss & Eso]
In the evening, when the stars climb
You can see them, children of the night
Through the seasons, on the dark side
In the deep end, children of the night
When the day is gone and it unwinds
Let 'em play on till the sunrise
(Rise) Till we’re all in flight
This is for my people who are children of the night
[Verse 3: Bliss]
From the kids in the 'burbs playing capture the flag
To the cans packed in bags, lads attack with their tags
The core elements, forces of sick skills
Back lane breakers in an orbit of windmills
Writers hit the tracks in the yard where the trains stay
The beat spills, and it trickles down the laneways
The streets are bubbling, the beats are rumbling
The free runners swing across an urban jungle gym
[Chorus: Bliss & Eso]
In the evening, when the stars climb
You can see them, children of the night
Through the seasons, on the dark side
In the deep end, children of the night
When the day is gone and it unwinds
Let 'em play on till the sunrise
(Rise) Till we’re all in flight
This is for my people who are children of the night
[Scratches]
"Now, who believes dreams speak?"
"Step into my house, all kids leave dreaming"
"Children of the night"
"In your youth, you're just blowing in the wind"
"Where the floorboards creak and the kids
Keep singing"
"Children of the night"
"Now, who believes dreams speak?"
"Children of the night"
"All kids leave dreaming"
"Children of the night"
"Children of the night"
"Children of the night"
"Children of the night"
