[Verse] You left like a red light I watched it fade to black Now I’m out on that beltline Trying not to look back When the tires start talking I almost hear your name In the hum of the speed You come back the same [Pre-Chorus] Needle climbs, hands shake Heart hits the line One more shift And I’m back in time [Chorus] Drive me closer Drive me closer Burn the miles Burn the hurt Drive me closer Drive me closer Speed is all That makes it work [Verse] First gear, then I snap it Second like a spark Third gear cuts through the silence Sharp in the dark The city falls behind me Like a dropped-out frame And the faster I’m moving The less I feel the pain [Pre-Chorus] Needle climbs, hands shake Heart hits the line One more shift And I’m back in time [Chorus] Drive me closer Drive me closer Burn the miles Burn the hurt Drive me closer Drive me closer Speed is all That makes it work [Verse] Now the engine is shouting Over every thought Every beat in my chest says What your leaving brought I live for the pull now For the rush and the break For the way that the roadway Makes my shadow wake [Pre-Chorus] Needle climbs, hands shake Heart hits the line One more shift And I’m back in time [Chorus] Drive me closer Drive me closer Burn the miles Burn the hurt Drive me closer Drive me closer Speed is all That makes it work [Verse] If I ever see sunrise It’ll catch me still Still chasing the echo Down another hill But tonight I’m a comet With your face in the flame And I keep on racing Just to feel your shape [Bridge] Say you’re still out there Say you never left You know you can’t catch time Then let me outrun it Let me hold my breath You can’t outrun a ghost Still I chase that feeling Still I chase that line One wrong shift One more mile One last try If I fly too close Then I’ll find you tonight [Outro] Drive me closer Drive me closer Burning red through the white line Drive me closer Drive me closer I can almost— skrrt—CRASH
