(Dead Bounce) (Soft Arcade Ambience) (Ball Rolling) (Verse 1) Used to flip at everything Every light and every sound Every problem looked like danger Every shadow dragged me down Thought the answer was reaction Thought control was always force Till I watched an old-timer smile And let the ball complete its course (Pre-Chorus) Hands were shaking Heart was racing Certain it was gonna fall He just leaned back Took a breath And never touched the flipper at all (Chorus) Dead Bounce Everybody thinks I’m losing Dead Bounce Maybe I’m just choosing Not every storm needs fighting Not every bell needs ringing Sometimes the strongest move Is letting the ball keep rolling Dead Bounce (Verse 2) Spent years chasing every signal Every jackpot every dream Burning fuel on every battle Till I ran out of steam Life can turn into a reflex Flipping hard at every fear But wisdom ain’t another weapon It’s knowing when to disappear (Pre-Chorus) The crowd was yelling Hit the button Save the ball before it’s gone But panic never made a player And fear was wrong (Chorus) Dead Bounce Everybody thinks I’m frozen Dead Bounce Maybe I’m just focused Not every hill deserves dying on Not every fight deserves your name Sometimes the ball finds control When you stop trying to tame Dead Bounce (Bridge) (Instrumental) (Ball Rolling) The ball came screaming down the lane Fast enough to steal my breath Every lesson I had learned Balanced on the edge of death No flip No shove No prayer No luck Just trust (Silence) (Ball Settles) (Verse 3) Funny thing about patience Nobody sees it score Nobody cheers restraint Like they cheer a war But the old man just kept smiling Like he’d known it all along The machine rewards the player Who knows when to stay calm (Final Chorus) Dead Bounce The lights still flash around me Dead Bounce The noise still tries to drown me But every game ain’t won by action And every answer ain’t attack Sometimes the ball comes home When you simply let it come back Dead Bounce (Outro) (Ball Rolling Slowly) One less thing to force One less thing to fear One more ball under control One more year (Machine Voice) Control Regained Play On
