Rider

[Intro - DJ scratch, bass drop, distant engine rumble] whispered: "one last round..." [Verse 1 — Rapped, Rhythmic] At night you love your rum harsh and strong, Morning comes — you worship tequila. Drum holds the last round — one wrong, Pain screaming out, wounds getting deeper. Maybe someday on a distant highway, Where night and road finally meet, I'll forget your voice in a blind turn sideways, Like a shot fired with no receipt. [Pre-Chorus — Building, Clean Vocals] You don't stop, you don't pray, you don't feel, Asphalt burns and the scars never heal. [Chorus — Soaring Clean Vocals, Heavy Guitars] Again the wind, the rain, and the fire, Your only friends faithful to eternity, Ghostly rider, death's a liar, Slipping away from you indefinitely. You're not dead, no, you're not alive, You're a legend of night racing strips, Road became fate — you just drive, Immortality's only a question mark twist. [Verse 2 — Rapped, Aggressive] Phantom eyes in shattered glass praying, Eternal faces — they watch, they're fading. Gas harder, memory erasing, Speed strips the night — no more waiting. Rearview mirror, borders dissolving, No answers in sleep — just revving and solving. You never looked back, you never stopped running, Fear was the only thing keeping you gunning. [Pre-Chorus — Building, Clean Vocals] You don't stop, you don't pray, you don't feel, Asphalt burns and the scars never heal. [Chorus — Soaring Clean Vocals, Heavy Guitars] Again the wind, the rain, and the fire, Your only friends faithful forever and aye, Ghostly rider, death's a liar, Slipping away from you every night. Silence roars like God's own thunder, Flying free from chains down under, Leaving the world with no answer to give, Born to run, not born to live. [Bridge — Whispered, Slow Build] Engine breathes... like a cornered beast. The wheel... is a nerve extension. You believe in nothing... no release... Except... the finiteness... of this moment. [Breakdown -Heavy syncopated chugs, turntable scratches, screamed]: ("NO ANSWER!") (Drum fill, bass drop) [Chorus — Full Band, Layered Vocals] Again the wind, the rain, and the fire, Your only friends faithful forever and aye, Ghostly rider, death's a liar, Slipping away from you every night. Silence roars like God's own thunder, Flying free from chains down under, Leaving the world with no answer to give, Born to run, not born to live. [Outro - Engine fading, vinyl crackle, whispered:] "immortality's only a question..." (Turntable stop)