The planets are shaking their heads at the earth Oh what has become of their sister in blue Don't be deterred, agent provocateur As you parade while you know someone's aiming at you People's backstreet ways fall into place Tokens to be found They track down lies, antagonize the decoy "Make your choice!" They wanna make you raise your voice to fight for a change It's always the same And what if this life is feeling like a world of bliss to you And you don't feel like going against the grain today I believe Will you ever see them in the blinding light To defy defiance and swallow evil Here come the shadow eaters I believe although you shouldn't watch them without safety glasses They strike at sunrise – Angel squad Here come the shadow eaters One hundred seventy five zillion And three thousand eight hundred and twenty nine lives In history approximately Laid at the door of Him who never knew and if He did I'm not quite sure that He would quite have agreed Backstreet ways – into place! Tokens to be found Track down lies, antagonize the decoy They chase down grief to wallow in and make believe You ain't gonna win whatever way: We're all gonna die Mean and sly And somewhere in between there's life they say But if we're not made to overshadow black? I believe Will you ever see them in the blinding light To defy defiance and conquer evil Here come the shadow eaters I believe you don't see 'em with or without safety glasses They strike at sunrise – Angel battalion Here come the shadow eaters I believe Don't think you'll ever see them with your naked eye And they're tired of showing off on demand They are shadow eaters I believe although we never see them Cause they fly from reason Tiny but forceful I tell you, hmm, those shadow eaters