He vaults the counter with a dancer's grace 
The time for counting-up has just begun 
They read a history within his face 
Negotiating with a loaded gun 
The spring-board quivers and the colour's run 
Negotiating with a loaded gun 
The roe-buck scatter and the deed is done 
Negotiating with a loaded gun 

A radar trace beneath the Polar ice 
Can flare as bright as an exploding sun 
Captain's order, "You don't think twice" 
Negotiating with a loaded gun 

Negotiating with a loaded gun 
The roe-buck scatter and the deed is done 
Negotiating with a loaded gun 

You need to make the time, to make you play 
Between the echo and the ricohet 
You need to wait until the chamber spins 
This dice is loaded and nobody wins 

I thought your hexagrams were all re-cast 
I thought your entrance only set to stun 
No safety-curtain to contain the blast 
Negotiating with a loaded gun