Don't bite your tongue There's already blood speckled on the rug And the rain has come to drown A minor accident, the bull in Chinatown ‌‌ Well, hey Just set it off Gather your armaments And head for the parkin' lot All eyes now are flyin' free Free from elegance and eternity You know I love you bad But bad's been good to me ‌‌ Bleed out with the color of red And fade it away Well, they got the blues, darlin', but We got the greys, yeah, I said Bleed out with the color of red And fade it away Well, they got the blues, momma, but We got the greys, yeah ‌‌ Oh God, get those stars out of her eyes What if you go blind and have to drive me home? Well, all you're gonna see is nothing more Than a shadow cast through an open door Oh, and if you leave, will you leave with me? Or will I get trapped out in the patterns, Will I get swallowed by the weeds? ‌‌ Oh, don't let me do myself like that All those petty [?] of ecstasy You know I love you bad But bad has been good to me ‌‌ Bleed out with the color of red And fade it away Well, they got the blues, darlin', but Oh, we got the greys, yeah, I said Bleed out with the color of red And fade it away Well, they got the blues, momma, but Yeah, we got the greys, yeah ‌‌ They got the blues And we got the greys