I been holding my position on your borderline Deciphering the message written in between the lines Caught out in the open a motorcade rolling Keep up or get left behind Cause this is where we end up When there's nowhere to go This is how we sleep When our eyes won't close This what we breathe When the air runs out This is what it sounds like Sounds like, sounds like Black boots on the ground Do you wanna know why There's a tension in the wire That is something we desire And there's knockin' if you listen And it's getting more persistent Never saw it coming But I fell in love with something Like a fever dream I woke in a sweat And this is where we end up When there's nowhere to go This is how we sleep When our eyes won't close This what we breathe When the air runs out This is what it sounds like Sounds like, sounds like Black boots on the ground Cause this is where we end up When there's nowhere to go This is how we sleep When our eyes won't close This what we breathe When the air runs out This is what it sounds like Sounds like, sounds like Black boots on the ground (Holding my position on your borderline) Black boots on the ground (Holding my position on your borderline) Black boots on the ground (Holding my position on your borderline) Black boots on the ground (Holding my position on your borderline) Oh yeah