[Intro: Sam Carter]
Oh

[Verse 1: Sam Carter]
Don't say we're better off dead, soon we could be in remission
I said, "It's not enough"
They told me, "It'll be fine, happiness isn't a crime, son"
So pick your guts from the floor

[Pre-Chorus: Sam Carter]
We'll all be hanging a hero
Praying for someone to save us
Goliath says I oughta let it go

[Chorus: Sam Carter]
Nobody's proving me wrong
They're all singing, "Hallelujah"
Keep two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight

[Verse 2: Sam Carter]
We've got a mountain to climb, but I ain't got the permission
They wanna call my bluff
They said, "You're crossing the line"
I said, "It takes one to know one"

[Interlude: Sam Carter]
Oh, please, God, be merciful
'Cause they, they know not what they do
We should be begging for more

[Pre-Chorus: Sam Carter]
We'll all be hanging a hero
Praying for someone to save us
Goliath says I oughta let it go

[Chorus: Sam Carter]
Nobody's proving me wrong
They're all singing, "Hallelujah"
Keep two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight

[Post-Chorus: Sam Carter]
Bury your head in the sand
Soon you'll be feeling the fangs
So sleep with two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight

[Bridge: Simon Neil]
Long live the king that's not listening
(No time for rats in the gutter)
Snakes coiling, but we're signalling
(Screaming at one another)
Long live the king that's not listening
(No time for rats in the gutter)
Snakes coiling, but we're signalling
(Screaming at one another)

[Breakdown: Simon Neil]
Smoke 'em out and set a fire in the hive
They wouldn't break their stride
If we were burning alive
Burning alive

[Interlude: Sam Carter]
The jackals live by the candlelight
They live by the candlelight

[Chorus: Sam Carter]
Nobody's proving me wrong
They're all singing, "Hallelujah"
Keep two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight

[Post-Chorus: Sam Carter]
Bury your head in the sand
Soon you'll be feeling the fangs
So sleep with two eyes open
'Cause jackals live by the candlelight