The Race Begins [ENG]

Written by John Paul Bantigue Corin & The Unfinished (feat. Corin Duttoni) BMI • IPI/CAE 01366401460 © 2026 John Paul Bantigue ℗ 2026 John Paul Bantigue • JP Bantigue Records jpbbantigue.com Somewhere between the static and the rain the city's resetting, right on cue again The rain resets the city, wipes it clean Nobody remembers what the streets have seen The Ledger's turning to a blank red line Somebody's about to cross it, one more time I've seen this hour a hundred times before Every driver swears this time closes the door I'm not here to stop it, just to trace the sound Just a voice in the static, barely still around The race begins, the line gets drawn again Every driver feels it deep within Whatever you're chasing, chase it while you can 'Cause the Ledger's keeping tabs on every man The race begins — can you hear it calling Under the red, under the rain that's falling I used to run these streets, it came so easy Now I'm just the static, hard to see me They think the story ended somewhere back there I never said which story, just laid it bare I've seen this hour a hundred times before Every driver swears this time closes the door I'm not here to stop it, just to trace the sound Just a voice in the static, barely still around The race begins, the line gets drawn again Every driver feels it deep within Whatever you're chasing, chase it while you can 'Cause the Ledger's keeping tabs on every man The race begins — can you hear it calling Under the red, under the rain that's falling Maybe I'm the door that's waiting to be broken Maybe just the sound before a word gets spoken Either way, this story keeps unfolding The road don't stop for ghosts still holding The race begins, the line gets drawn again Every driver feels it deep within I'm not the story, I'm just the spark Somebody's redline, somebody's dark The race begins — can you hear it calling Under the red, under the rain that's falling The race begins I'm just the static checking in