9 Rounds

[Verse 1 – Rap] Hoofbeats fade in the dying light, Sun hangs low, like a bloodshot eye. Dust in my throat, taste of the night, A name on my lips, but it burns like a lie. Shadows stretch long ‘cross the hollow town, Hellhounds moan, got a hellhound sound. [Pre-Chorus] Steel on my hip, weight like a shroud, Every step I take, the past digs me down. [Chorus – Sung] Dust don’t settle, and the sky stays red, My name burned out, but I ain't dead. Hoofbeats echo, got a debt to pay, Every shot I fire, hell calls my name... [Verse 2 – Rap] They say I signed in blood, but I don’t recall, Only thing I know is I’ve died before. A hundred men fell, but they rise again, Hollow-eyed ghosts with a phantom grin. I ride through the dusk, but the road don’t end, Follow their voices, but they just pretend. The preacher says ("boy, you can’t be saved") [Chorus – Sung] Dust don’t settle, and the sky stays red, My name burned out, but I ain't dead. Hoofbeats echo, got someone to save, Hell calls my name... (She calls my name) [Bridge – Spoken, eerie] Cards on the table, hands full of sin, Devil just smiles, says ("bet again.") Whiskey don’t burn like the deal I made, The iron in my palm holds the price, "Heh... no use to pretend..." [Verse 3 – Rap] High noon rings like a funeral bell, Standin’ face to face with a ghost of myself. Draw slow, time bends, bullet cuts the air, But it ain’t him that falls—ain’t nobody there. Desert swallows me, whispers eat, The past ain't past, it just don’t sleep. I reload my fate, take the long ride down, Another night, another town... [Female vocals – Distant, fading] (Save me...) [Male vocal] My love, I’ll bring you back... Even if it is my end...