[singer A] You drive better angry You think too much when you’re trying to be good That’s your problem, VEX Mercy makes you weak Kindness makes you slow Let me drive Midnight roads and the dash glows red Too many thoughts going feral in my head Hands on the wheel but my chest feels tight City looks different when you’re hunting at night Every streetlight feels like a warning sign Every wrong turn brings his face to mind That little crackhead thought he got away clean Now I see his shadow in every damn scene [melodic transition] [singer A] Let me drive, let me ruin his night Let me turn your anger into headlights Let me show you what monsters do When mercy dies and revenge comes through I know that voice, I know that flame Every bad decision got your name But part of me wants that control Part of me wants to lose my soul Better men get buried first Peace is expensive. Pain is earned. Let me drive, hands off the wheel Stop pretending you don’t want this real You opened the door, now don’t act shocked Some demons enter because you unlocked Let me drive, and watch me work I was born for the parts that make you hurt You needed a monster, life made one Now sit back quiet— we’re not fucking done [transition] [singer B] Wake up tired then I work through it Smile on face while my head goes sick Everybody sees me functioning clean Nobody sees what the stress shit means Phone ringing soon as my eyes unlock Bad news dripping round the damn clock Work piling up while my chest feels tight And somehow I still say “yeah I’m alright” Been surviving off caffeine rage Pure burnt nerves on a minimum wage Even when money lands it don’t stick ‘Cause peace ain’t something you buy that quick [hook] Dead battery heart Still trying start Still forcing life through a broken spark Everybody thinks I’m built this strong But this whole damn system been dying long Dead battery heart Still running rough One more bad week and it won’t turn up Still saying “fine” Still playing smart With a dead battery heart [transition] [singer B] Whole town feels cold when your head goes dark Streetlights blur while I drift past parks Same lads outside near off-license doors Trying numb life same way as yours Me? I just drive till fuel gets low Trying outrun shit I already know Funny thing is Nobody notices burnout straight away You don’t explode dramatically You just slowly stop feeling human [final hook] Dead battery heart Still trying fight Still dragging itself through another night Maybe one day I’ll slow this pace Before stress leaves me an empty face Dead battery heart Still holding on Even half-dead it keeps moving strong But one day soon If I don’t restart There’ll be nothing left inside this heart [melodic transition] [singer A] What the fuck am I becoming… Something honest
