This is the final eviction notice.I’m pulling over to the side of this dark highway, and I am kicking you out of the passenger seat.We’ve driven enough miles through hell together.(Verse 1 - Sung, low and gritty)You found me when the winter was cold and deepPromised me secrets that a soul could keepYou built a house inside my broken bonesAnd turned a good man into a pillar of stone(Verse 2 - Sung, building momentum)You whispered peace through a silver strawA perfect shield against the grinding lawBut every promise was a velvet trapNow I'm staring at a ruined map(Chorus - Sung, swelling with intensity)So goodbye to the heartache, goodbye to the painGoodbye to the shadows dancing in the rainGoodbye to the suffering, the thieving, the coldGoodbye to the monster that bought my soulYou took everything I had, left me begging on the floorBut you can’t have my tomorrow anymore(Spoken Word - Music drops to just a thumping kick drum, like a heavy heartbeat)You were a thief in the night, but I let you walk through the front door.You took my money. You took my time.You took the trust of the people who loved me, and you traded it all for a handful of ash.Every time I cried out in the dark, you told me you were the only cure.But you weren’t the cure. You were the disease.(Verse 3 - Sung, steady country grit)I traded my pride for a taste of your sweet reliefLined your pockets while I drowned in my griefBut the morning is breaking on this dusty roadAnd I’m dropping the weight of your heavy load(Verse 4 - Sung, driving rhythm, acoustic guitar cutting sharp)I remember the ghost that I used to beLocking the doors, begging you to set me freeYou fed on the isolation, grew fat on my fearBut your illusion is fading, the rearview is clear(Chorus - Sung, full power, electric guitar crying out)So goodbye to the heartache, goodbye to the painGoodbye to the shadows dancing in the rainGoodbye to the suffering, the thieving, the coldGoodbye to the monster that bought my soulYou took everything I had, left me begging on the floorBut you can’t have my tomorrow anymore(Bridge 1 - Spoken Word - Music turns into a chaotic, building storm of slide guitar and distortion)Hear me clearly now.I am saying goodbye to the shaking hands.Goodbye to the lying, the hiding, the endless waiting on a man who doesn't care if I live or die.You stripped me down to nothing and laughed while I starved.But the fire you used to burn me down? I’m using it to build myself back up.(Verse 5 - Sung, soaring, aggressive vocals)The sweat is pouring and the fever is highBut I’d rather burn out than let my spirit dieThe keys are in the ignition, the passenger door is wideAnd there ain't room for both of us on this ride(Bridge 2 - Sung, intense harmony, guitars reaching a crescendo)No more pharmacy deals in the dead of the nightNo more running away from the oncoming lightThe baseline is shifting, the wreckage is realBut I am finally learning how to feel!(Outro - Sung/Spoken mix)(The chaotic guitars suddenly cut out, leaving only the steady, solitary thumping kick drum and a faint acoustic strum)(Sung) No more suffering...(Spoken) It ends tonight.(Sung) No more pain...(Spoken) I'm taking my name back.(Sung) You took everything I had...(Spoken) But you missed the spark.(Sung) Goodbye, dope.
