Racing the World Away

[Verse] The world not there Clock hands blur Heart beats louder Than the engine’s whir Speed signs vanish Numbers mean dust Right foot sinking Past the point of trust [Pre-Chorus] It’s just me and this lane Every mile Shedding my name All the noise All the blame In the mirror Going up in flames (yeah) [Chorus] I’m erasing the world away Only the road Only the road Past in the rear-view fray Turning to smoke Turning to smoke Face in the glass looks strange Already gone Already ghost-gray Can’t see the edge Can’t brake I’m racing the world away [Verse] Old fights flicker In the taillight glare Voices in the glass Ask if I still care Exit signs calling But I stare straight through Every wrong turn Fades into the blue [Pre-Chorus] It’s just steel Skin And sky Every scar slipping behind Every “why” left to die On the shoulder Buried in lines (oh) [Chorus] I’m erasing the world away Only the road Only the road Past in the rear-view fray Turning to smoke Turning to smoke Face in the glass looks strange Already gone Already ghost-gray Can’t see the edge Can’t brake I’m racing the world away [Bridge] Headlights tunneling through the dark All that I was Falling apart Pictures peel off Slide off the frame Name on my license Losing its weight Grip on the wheel Nothing else real Forward is the only way Let it decay Let it decay (hey) [Final Chorus] I’m erasing the world away Only the road Only the road Past in the rear-view fray Turning to smoke Turning to smoke Life that I couldn’t change Shrinking to sparks Into haze Can’t see the edge Can’t brake I’m racing the world away [Outro] Lines melt Bend Break Road hums Soft quake Mirror drips light Slow gray rain Faces run down the glass No names Dash lights flicker Pull and fade Thoughts lag Then slide away Only a hum Only a glow Only ahead Nowhere to go World in the rear Smear of paint All that I feared Growing faint Breath in my chest The last real thing Then even that Starts Unraveling…