Neon Highway Blues

[Intro] [Neon Hum, distant traffic] [Verse: Intimate] Wheels hum low under purple street glow Cigarette smoke curls where the cold wind blows Rearview mirror fades the city I left behind Every mile eats another piece of my mind Dashboard clock ticks the hours away Wipers sweep the rain that won't stay Radio crackles a song I used to know I don't know where I'm going, just where I gotta go [Pre-Chorus] Speed kills the quiet, the noise fills the space All these old ghosts I can't outrun or erase [Chorus: Expansive] Driving through the neon, chasing the dark [Hook: Catchy] Neon highway restlessness in my bones [Hook: Catchy] Headlights cutting through the mist and the ozone Another exit that I'm gonna pass right by Got this empty feeling I just can't deny [Verse: Intimate] Exit sign glows like a broken heart beat Truckers pass me by with their diesel heat I thought leaving would fix all the things I broke Now I'm just running from the words that I spoke Windshield fogs up when I think of your face Every curve in the road bends into your shape I drank too much to forget what I lost The city behind me is just broken glass and frost [Pre-Chorus] Speed kills the quiet, the noise fills the space All these old ghosts I can't outrun or erase [Chorus: Expansive] Driving through the neon, chasing the dark Neon highway restlessness in my bones Headlights cutting through the mist and the ozone I can't go back to the place I call home Got this empty feeling I just can't outrun [Instrumental Break] [Saw-wave synth solo, driving four-on-the-floor beat] [Bridge: Vulnerable] I used to think freedom was open road Now I know it's just a hole in my soul Every neon sign promises something new But every light just leads me back to you The engine hums a lullaby I know too well I'm wide awake but I'm living in a spell I don't want to stop, I don't want to slow down 'Cause if I stop I'll have to drown [Chorus: Expansive] Driving through the neon, chasing the dark Neon highway restlessness in my bones Headlights cutting through the mist and the ozone I'll keep driving 'til the dark gives up the dawn Got this restless feeling I'll carry on [Outro: Fading] [Neon Hum fades, engine hum recedes into distance] Wheels hum low... under purple glow...