Even though it was unnecessary, Simon breathed. I heard him from the next cell over. Neither of us spoke. We just breathed. And as I breathed, I thought. When I had known Simon, he'd just been a stupid mundane. One that knew the secrets of the Shadow World, but still a mundane. Now, in all the period I'd been faking my death, he'd somehow grown into a hard-edged Daylighter, a vampire tough enough to see the sun. A breathing vampire, unable to break the mundane habit. It was slow and steady and even, and it kept me sane in that dark cell.
i'm sitting in a room / made up of only big white walls and in the hall / there are people looking through the window in the door / they know exactly what we're here for / don't look up, just let them think there's no place else you'd rather be / you're always on display for everyone to watch and learn from / don't you know by now you can't turn back / because this road is all you'll ever have / and it's obvious that you're dying, dying / just living proof that the camera's lying / and oh, oh, open wide / 'cause this is your night / so smile 'cause you'll go out in style / you'll go out in style / if you let me i could / i'd show you how to build your fences, set restrictions / separate from the world, the constant battle that you hate to fight / just blame your limelight / don't look up, just let them think there's no place else you'd rather be / and now you can't turn back / because this road is all you'll ever have / and it's obvious that you're dying, dying / just living proof that the camera's lying / and oh, oh, open wide / 'cause this is your night, so smile / yeah, yeah you're asking for it / with every breath that you breathe in, just breathe it in / yeah, yeah well you're just a mess / you do all this big talking / so now let's see you walk it, i said let's see you walk it / yeah, yeah well you're just a mess / you do all this big talking / so now let's see you walk it, i said let's see you walk it / it's obvious that you're dying, dying / just living proof that the camera's lying / and oh, oh, open wide / oh, oh, oh, open wide / yeah oh, oh, open wide / 'cause you'll go out in style / yeah you'll go out in style