The light is bending early   Around the prodigal   The gunner whispers gently   His shadow on the wall   The crowd is bursting from me   A single animal   It finds it's freedom early   They're gonna take it all      This independence   We are the metal shell   10,000 bodies   Run from an empty well   All of your lovers   Are heroes in my bed   All night the echoes   Of breathing heads      A falling body near me   A silent angry cry   A miracle of purpose   Looks up into the sky   A camera crew is runnin'   The world is shrinking fast   Tonight you drink your coffee   And watch the world aghast      This independence   We are the metal shell   10,000 bodies   Run from an empty well   All of your lovers   Are heroes in my bed   All night the echoes   Of breathing heads      A camera crew is runnin'   The world is shrinking fast   Tonight you drink your coffee   And watch the world aghast      This independence   We are the metal shell   10,000 bodies   Run from an empty well   All of your lovers   Are heroes in my bed   All night the echoes   Of breathing heads      This independence   We are the metal shell   10,000 bodies   Run from an empty well   All of your lovers   Are heroes in my bed   All night the echoes   Of breathing heads