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[Intro 4bars DnB hats and snare rush crosswalk beep tire hiss neon flicker no kick] Crosswalk chirps like a metronome Streetlights stutter, bright then gone My pulse learns the language Of moving on [Hook 8bars female rhythmic chant DnB swing catchy earworm] One-seventy-two, don’t blink Hands on the wheel, don’t think Cut through the noise, clean line If it bites, it means you’re alive [Verse 1 12bars male powerful clean metalcore lead rapid cadence over DnB drums internal rhymes] I live in the overclock, lungs in a hurry Mind like a turnstile, letting in worry Every old bruise wants a headline, a rerun But I’m done letting yesterday drive with the lights on Neon in my bloodstream, night in my enamel I bite down on panic, I channel the channel I learned to look fine when the inside was fraying Now I’m done being “okay” if it means I’m decaying So I pick a direction, I pick it with teeth No more soft detours, no more “maybe” beliefs If the road wants to test me, I answer in traction I don’t need approval, I need forward action [Pre-Chorus 1 6bars female lift begins pads widen but keep DnB momentum] Feel the tempo tilt Feel the air get thin When the speed turns honest You find out where you live [Lead-in 1bar full silence inhale] [Chorus 1 10bars half-time heavy male lead big belt metal hits on back half female harmony] Borderlines at one-seventy-two I don’t crawl, I cut straight through If my hands shake, fine, let them shake I’m still the one choosing what I take No more pretty little exits No more sugarcoated brakes I’d rather be real and rattled Than calm and counterfeit [Interlude 4bars DnB returns minimal sub pulses camera shutter fx] Flash Frame Shift Gone [Verse 2 12bars female commanding flow DnB swing continues sharper imagery] I’ve watched you carry lightning Like it’s something you deserved I’ve watched you call it “normal” Just to keep the peace preserved But peace that costs your bloodstream Is a debt that never clears So let the road teach courage Let the speed dissolve the fears If you miss a step, don’t spiral If you crack, don’t counterfeit The body speaks in signals When the mind refuses it I’m not here to make you softer I’m here to make you true Put your name back in your mouth Like it’s something you can use [Build-up 6bars both leads alternating short lines snare ladder rises] Don’t blink Lock in Cut clean Breathe in Push past Break through One-seventy-two [Chorus 2 10bars half-time heavy bigger add gang chant on last 2 lines] Borderlines at one-seventy-two I don’t crawl, I cut straight through If my hands shake, fine, let them shake I’m still the one choosing what I take Gang chant Run it back, run it back Don’t fold, don’t fold [Break/Breakdown 8bars half-time chugs tight stop-start male metalcore lead scream punctuation last word only] I’m not your easy story I’m not your gentle fix I’m the friction in the gears When the truth won’t let you sit So I step where it’s unstable I stand where it gets steep I’d rather bruise in daylight Than rot in perfect sleep Scream punctuation last word Move [Outro 4bars DnB drums strip away only crosswalk beep returns doorway tone to Track 8] Crosswalk chirps, I keep pace Streetlights flicker, I don’t break One-seventy-two, don’t blink Next scene, let it hit