[Verse 1 - fast rap] - Guster
Once upon a time
there was man
Livin’ in a flat, simple life, had a plan (happy)
went out to sit,
out to run
out to walk with his dog
not to sit home all day
and do nothing but mog
Like I said he was
happy,
he was kind
he was chill
and was calm
but it didn´t stop being his
neighbours loud
First he tried to talk with em
then he got to stalkin them
Third he had no opinion
so he took his knife and stabbed em,
Then came police
and ambulance
(I don´t think he saw his chance)
Turning Madman is not that hard
if you have a good vision
and a mindful guard
you break
you ruin, humiliate
but you´re nothing
but a fish bait.

[Chorus] - Guster
His a
MADMAN
Burning all streets down
MADMAN
Takin over the town
MADMAN
No smile, only a frown
MADMAN
His a Madman
Stuck in the Badlands
(That´s bad)
MADMAN
Burning all streets down
MADMAN
Takin over the town
MADMAN
No smile, only a frown
MADMAN
His a Madman

[Verse 2 - female vocals] - Star
Dog don’t bark no more,
just stares when he’s up
Pacing in the night,
he don’t sleep, just shakes
Every little sound
got him wide awake
Started with a pill,
said it helped him think straight
Then another one
just to “slow down the hate”
Now he’s mixing bottles,
can’t remember his name
Sees ‘em in the corners,
yeah they whisper his pain
Talking to himself like
“they deserved what they got”
But the silence get loud
when the world goes to rot
Heartbeat getting heavy,
vision starting to spin
Took too many this time,
now it’s closing him in
Hit the floor slowly,
cold tile on his face
No one there to hear him,
no one left in that place
Once a man with a life,
now a ghost in a flat
All that noise in his head…
finally quieted that

[Chorus] - Guster
His a
MADMAN
Burning all streets down
MADMAN
Takin over the town
MADMAN
No smile, only a frown
MADMAN
His a Madman
Stuck in the Badlands
(That´s bad)
MADMAN
Burning all streets down
MADMAN
Takin over the town
MADMAN
No smile, only a frown
MADMAN
His a Madman
Stuck in the Badlands

[Bridge] - Star
Shadows on the wall don’t move no more
Voices in his head don’t scream no more
All the rage he held just fades to black
Ain’t no turning ‘round, ain’t no coming back
Silence… louder than it ever was
Peace… but it don’t mean love
Empty room, no light, no breath, no fight
Madman lost inside his mind that night

[Chorus] - Guster
His a
MADMAN
Burning all streets down
MADMAN
Takin over the town
MADMAN
No smile, only a frown
MADMAN
His a Madman
Stuck in the Badlands
(That´s bad)
MADMAN
Burning all streets down
MADMAN
Takin over the town
MADMAN
No smile, only a frown
MADMAN
His a Madman
Stuck in the Badlands