[Verse 1]
The rearview is a sea of flickering red and blue
A hundred hungry wolves with nothing better to do!
The speedometer’s climbing, screaming past one-four-zero
In my own twisted story, I’m the villain and the hero!
I can see the roadblock waiting where the canyon walls grow tight
A wall of steel and thunder in the middle of the night!
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve got no place to run, and I’ve got no place to hide
But I’m taking every demon for a hell of a ride!
I see your face in the stars, I see the old man in the street
And I’m finally ready for the ghosts I have to meet!
[Chorus]
And I’m charging the gates with my heart in my throat!
Writing “Forever” on a suicide note!
On a chrome-plated stallion, I’m reaching for the sun
Because the race isn’t over ’til the runner is done!
It’s a long way to heaven, and the bridge is on fire
But I’m soaring on the wings of a final desire!
Kiss the world goodbye! Watch the sparks hit the sky!
I’m a legend in the making, and I’m ready to die!
(Spoken Word)
“There’s a point… right before the impact… where the wind stops screaming. Where the sirens fade away into a lullaby. I can see the finish line now. It’s just… light. Pure, blinding light. I’m coming home, baby. But not the home you know.”
[Outro]
“Thunder… in the rearview mirror…”