*(breathless whisper)* I can still smell the gas on my hands Streetlights smeared across the windshield like blame Her laugh was the last thing I heard before metal screamed And I thought I was in control… I was wrong [Verse 1, (rap, tense and syncopated over chugs)] [Dynamic: Mid, tight groove] Lyrics: Every mile, replay the scene in my mind Skid marks carved into my spine Her seatbelt snapped with the sound of my name And I can’t outrun this frame by frame Dashboard glass in my teeth, I taste the night The world went silent, but my head’s on fire Neighbors staring at the wreck we made And I swear I saw her eyes fade [Pre-Chorus, (rising guitars, DJ scratch accent)] [Dynamic: Swell to chorus] Lyrics: I killed the best part of me that night No airbag, no prayer, no second try [Chorus, (full scream with distorted guitars and pounding drums)] [Dynamic: Explosive] Lyrics: THE CRASH!—it lives inside my chest I can’t take it back, I was driving through the crash Your voice—stuck between the glass and steel THE CRASH!—it’s all I feel [Verse 2, (rap returns, heavier drum push)] [Dynamic: Mid-high] Lyrics: Police lights painting guilt on my skin Their questions claw, but the answers spin I said I was sober, I said I could steer But the truth is I was blind with fear Now every mirror shows your face Every tire squeal another grave mistake I wish I could trade my lungs for yours But all I get is this endless roar [Pre-Chorus Repeat] I killed the best part of me that night No airbag, no prayer, no second try [Chorus Repeat, more layered screams] THE CRASH!—it lives inside my chest I can’t take it back, I was driving through the crash Your voice—stuck between the glass and steel THE CRASH!—it’s all I feel [Bridge, (half-time, filtered kick and whispered breakdown)] [Dynamic: Dropped, suffocating] Lyrics: *(spoken low)* I close my eyes, and the horn still screams I see her hair floating in the cold night beams If I could bleed enough to turn back time I’d leave the keys and let the guilt be mine *(instrumental builds with heartbeat kick + feedback)* [Final Chorus, (full wall of guitars + octave lead)] THE CRASH!—forever in my head I can’t take it back, she’s gone and I’m the one who fled Your voice—echoed in the twisting steel THE CRASH!—it’s all I feel [Outro, (half-time breakdown fading into distant sirens)] [Dynamic: Slow fade, guitars drone out] [Key: C minor, single low note sustained] *(whispered)* I was driving… through the crash… [Fade Out to End]