Meet me at the Manhole

Meet me at the Manhole lyrics

Official lyrics for “Meet me at the Manhole” by Festival Guy.

[Intro] Steam from the grates and the traffic glow Blue light flickers where the hard boys go Heartbeat kick and a subway moan Baby, meet me at the manhole

[Verse 1] There’s a place downtown where the night gets mean Chrome on black and a dangerous sheen Red exit sign and a mirrored wall Every boy in the room wants to have it all Stubble shining in the basement heat Heavy boots keeping time to the beat Leather cap and a silver chain A look like pleasure, a touch like pain Your shadow moves and the whole room stares Smoke in your mouth and sweat in your hair No introductions, no soft control Just a slow descent to the manhole

[Pre-Chorus] Drop your halo Lose your name Down below We burn the same

[Chorus] Meet me at the manhole Under where the neon glows Where the hard boys pull you close And the whole room goes feral slow Meet me at the manhole Where the hot breath comes in gold Where the kings come half-untold Meet me, meet me at the manhole

[Verse 2] DJ cuts the dark with a laser line Body electric and bad design Black tank clinging to a chest of hair Every little movement says take me there Bartender built like a fever dream Pours out gin with a cold moonbeam Some boys laugh and some boys pose Some boys move like nobody knows Mustache shadow and denim blue I came down here looking for you Past the alley saints and the late-night toll Past the city skin to the manhole

[Pre-Chorus] Leave your daylight At the door You won’t need it Anymore

[Chorus] Meet me at the manhole Under where the neon glows Where the hard boys pull you close And the whole room goes feral slow Meet me at the manhole Where the hot breath comes in gold Where the kings come half-untold Meet me, meet me at the manhole

[Post-Chorus] At the manhole At the manhole Steam and leather, skin and smoke At the manhole At the manhole Take me where the low lights stroke

[Verse 3] Bathroom mirror, violet light Jawlines gleaming in the night A hand on my back, a look held long Like the room knew us all along Kick drum pounding like a second heart Every clean-cut boy comes down apart Every lonely man I’ve ever known Wanted one night not to go home alone Nothing holy and nothing clean Just the pulse of the drum machine Just the heat and the undertow Pulling us under at the manhole

[Pre-Chorus] No tomorrow No parole Just this rhythm Body and soul

[Chorus] Meet me at the manhole Under where the neon glows Where the hard boys pull you close And the whole room goes feral slow Meet me at the manhole Where the hot breath comes in gold Where the kings come half-untold Meet me, meet me at the manhole

[Bridge] Down where the city sweats Down where the saint forgets Down where the polished boys turn rough Down where the bass hits hard enough We got the mirrors and the alley steam We got the chrome-and-leather dream We got one night before we lose control Meet me at the manhole

[Breakdown] Meet me where the steam leaks white Meet me where the boys look right Meet me where the strong ones sway Meet me where the rules decay Meet me where the pulse turns gold Meet me where the room gets bold Meet me where the lost get whole Meet me at the manhole

[Final Chorus] Meet me at the manhole Under where the neon glows Where the hard boys pull you close And the whole room goes feral slow Meet me at the manhole Where the hot breath comes in gold Where the kings come half-untold Meet me, meet me at the manhole

[Outro] Steam from the grates and the traffic glow One last look before the house lights show Blue dawn coming, but I won’t go Baby, meet me at the manhole Meet me at the manhole Meet me at the manhole