Quarter Past Midnight

[ Intro ] G# [ Verse 1 ] G# it’s a quarter past midnight C# as we cut through the city G# yeah , yeah , yeah , the streets are getting restless C# good times bad decisions G# yeah , yeah , yeah , it’s a quarter past midnight C# and the sirens are mending some hearts G# but we’re the losers on the back seats C# singing "love will tear us apart" G# it’s a quarter past midnight G# C# still avoiding tomorrow G# it’s a quarter past midnight C# but we’re just getting going [ Chorus ] C# we keep on running G# running through a red light D# Fm like we’re trying to burn the night away C# G# D# Fm away - way , oh , away - way , oh C# G# this is my favorite part oh D# Fm help me piece it all together darling C# G# before it falls apart oh D# help me piece it all together [ Verse 2 ] G# it’s a quarter past midnight C# and the speakers are blowing G# yeah , yeah , we want the bodies on the billboards C# not the lives underneath them C# yeah , yeah , yeah , and G# now we’re crawling up the walls again C# and its a quarter past the world G# and you said we’d leave this place in dust C# and fall from heaven straight through hell G# we never know what we have C# we never knew what we had [ Chorus ] C# we keep on running G# running through a red light D# Fm like we’re trying to burn the night away C# G# D# Fm away - way , oh , away - way , oh C# G# why are we always chasing after something D# Fm like we trying to throw our lives away? C# G# D# Fm away - way , oh , away - way , oh C# G# this is my favorite part oh D# Fm help me piece it all together darling C# G# before it falls apart oh D# help me piece it all together [ Bridge ] G# C# ( i can’t remember , i can’t remember G# C# i can’t remember , i can’t remember ) G# it’s a quarter past midnight C# and the secrets are flowing G# our lips are getting looser C# i don’t know what i’m saying Fm we never knew what we had i never know what i’ve had [ Chorus ] C# we keep on running G# running through a red light D# Fm like we’re trying to burn the night away C# G# D# Fm away - way , oh , away - way , oh C# G# why are we always chasing after something D# Fm like we trying to throw our lives away? C# G# D# Fm away - way , oh , away - way , oh C# G# this is my favorite part oh D# Fm help me piece it all together darling C# G# before it falls apart oh D# help me piece it all together