The Last Mile

[Intro] (Heavy stomp and clap beat, gritty distorted bass, breathing heavily) (Yeah... Let's go) [Verse 1] Shadows growing long, the sun is going down Silence in my head, the loudest kind of sound Lungs are burning up, heavy are the boots But I'm digging in, planting down the roots The voice inside my mind is telling me to quit I look it in the eye and say I'm over it [Pre-Chorus] (Drum fills getting heavier, tension rising) Sweat is like a river, pouring down my face This is not a game, this is not a race It's just me and the road, a battle of the will I've got an empty cup, but I've got more to spill! [Chorus] (Explosive Alt-Rock chorus, massive guitar walls, aggressive vocal) Welcome to the last mile! Where the fire meets the bone! I'm walking through the flames, and I'm walking it alone! No surrender, no retreat, never gonna break! This is for the glory! This is what it takes! (Hey! Hey!) Grind it to the dust! (Hey! Hey!) In the pain I trust! [Interlude] (Heavy distorted guitar riff, matching the stomp beat) [Verse 2] (Vocals stripped down, gritty and low) Every single step feels like a ton of lead Gotta keep the focus, staring straight ahead Tunnel vision on, shutting out the noise Separating the men from the boys Engine running hot, redline on the dash I'm turning all the doubt into a pile of ash [Pre-Chorus] (Building up again, massive drums) Sweat is like a river, pouring down my face This is not a game, this is not a race It's just me and the road, a battle of the will I've got an empty cup, but I've got more to spill! [Chorus] (Maximum energy, roaring vocals) Welcome to the last mile! Where the fire meets the bone! I'm walking through the flames, and I'm walking it alone! No surrender, no retreat, never gonna break! This is for the glory! This is what it takes! (Hey! Hey!) Grind it to the dust! (Hey! Hey!) In the pain I trust! [Bridge] (Instrumentation drops out, just a slow heavy drum beat and a whispering, intense vocal) I won't stop. I won't bend. I will fight to the bitter end. I won't stop. I won't bend. (Vocal turns into a powerful scream) I WILL FIGHT TO THE BITTER END! [Chorus] (Explosive final chorus, everything louder) Welcome to the last mile! Where the fire meets the bone! I'm walking through the flames, and I'm walking it alone! No surrender, no retreat, never gonna break! This is for the glory! This is what it takes! [Outro] (Heavy guitar chords ringing out, slowing down the beat) The last mile... I beat it... (Heavy breathing) (Fade to silence)