There´s a humming in the restless summer air
And we´re slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You´ve been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn´t)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It´s clear that someone´s gotta go
We mean it, but I promise we´re not mean

And the cry goes out (haa...)
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out (haa...)
Now we´re in the ring
And we´re coming for blood

(Oh! Oh!)
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
But we´re the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
But secretly they´re saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That´s why we´re making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
But victory´s contagious

Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us

And the cry goes out (haa...)
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out (haa...)
Now we´re in the ring
And we´re coming for blood

(Oh! Oh!)
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
But we´re the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
But secretly they´re saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That´s why we´re making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
But victory´s contagious

No-one ´round here´s good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun´s starting to light up when we´re walking home
Tired little laughs, gold lie promises, we´ll always win at this
I don´t ever think about death
It´s alright if you do, it´s fine
We gladiate but I guess we´re really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we´re ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain, "Secretly you love this
Do you even wanna go free?"
Let me in the ring, I´ll show you what that big word means

(Oh! Oh!)
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
But we´re the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
But secretly they´re saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That´s why we´re making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
But victory´s contagious