Sophia

Red Light Verse 1 She just wanted dinner, something warm, Keys in her hand, another normal storm. Tied her shoes like a thousand nights before, Left the light on, shut the door. Kids asleep in borrowed dreams, Ultrasound folded in her jeans. Life felt loud but mostly kind— No warning sign, no finish line. Pre-Chorus She didn’t kiss the air goodbye, Didn’t know the clock was lying. Chorus You never know when it’s your last drive, Last song bleeding through the night. One wrong turn, one blink too long, And the road decides you don’t belong. Red light glowing like a vow, Snow falling soft on the here-and-now. She thought she had a lifetime — Turns out all she had was one last drive. Verse 2 Dashboard saints, a tired prayer, Headlights stitching through the air. The world went quiet in a breath, Metal learned the shape of death. A body cooling, heaven stalled, Phones kept ringing—no one called. The car kept ticking like a lie, While winter closed her open eyes. Pre-Chorus The city didn’t hear her name, The street stayed innocent of blame. Chorus You never know when it’s your last drive, Last green light you’ll ever find. One wrong turn, one shattered sound, And forever’s bleeding out. Red light flickers, holds its ground, Snowflakes learn to hit the ground. She was bringing life inside— Turns out all she had was one last drive. Bridge (half-time, heavy) She didn’t choose to disappear, Didn’t choose this ending here. A mother, lover, still becoming, Heart still beating for a morning. The cold don’t care who’s coming home, The road don’t ask who’s all alone. If fate’s a god, it drinks and drives, Leaves crosses where we lived our lives. Breakdown Kids will ask where mama went, Time will answer in past tense. Photos freeze her in a smile, Pregnant pause that lasts a while. Snow keeps falling, soft and clean, On everything that should’ve been. Final Chorus You never know when it’s your last drive, Last breath fogging up the glass. No grand exit, no last line, Just headlights folding into white. Red light burning in the cold, Like heaven hesitated, then let go. She thought she had a lifetime — Turns out all she had was one last drive. Outro So slow your hands, hold who you love, Don’t trust the road, don’t trust the rush. Every goodbye might be the one You never thought you’d have to run.