[Intro – engine idling + soft Rhodes] Lola (whisper): Mmm… (engine humming beneath) Guess I ain’t ready yet… BGVs: (Not yet…) (Still here…) ⸻ [Verse 1 – quiet, almost spoken] Engine runnin’ Foot on the brake Streetlights changin’ But I don’t pull away BGVs: (Pull away…) The city’s still awake But somehow I feel stuck Funny how movin’ on Can look so much like givin’ up (soft ad-lib) Mmm… Not tonight… ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – airy] I keep tellin’ myself Drive… BGVs: (Drive…) But my hands Won’t listen Funny how the hardest part Ain’t sayin’ goodbye… It’s believin’ You really mean it (floating run) Meeeaaan iiittt… ⸻ [Chorus – intimate, hypnotic] Idle… Burnin’ through a full tank Standin’ still BGVs: (Standin’ still…) Heart racin’ But these wheels Ain’t movin’ Idle… Wishin’ time Would make the choice for me ’Cause tonight I don’t trust My heart To leave peacefully (breathy ad-libs) Mmm… Just breathe… ⸻ [Verse 2 – emotionally suspended] Dashboard glow Paintin’ gold across my hands I been sittin’ here so long Even the radio gave up BGVs: (Gave up…) I could turn around I could drive away Crazy how both directions Still feel like heartbreak (soft whisper) Either way… ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – fuller harmonies] Maybe closure Ain’t a destination BGVs: (Destination…) Maybe it’s this moment Right before you finally move I been waitin’ For my heart To catch up To what my mind Already knew (run) Kneeeewww… ⸻ [Chorus – fuller, still restrained] Idle… Every mile Still livin’ Inside my chest BGVs: (My chest…) I keep waitin’ On a feeling That ain’t comin’ Yet Idle… Maybe healing Look like this sometimes Not goin’ back… Not movin’ forward… Just survivin’ One red light At a time ⸻ [Bridge – stripped completely back] (Rhodes only) Lola (soft): You know what’s strange? BGVs: (Strange…) I thought leavin’ Would feel like freedom… (long pause) Nobody tells you… Sometimes freedom… Feels exactly like grief. BGVs: (Grief…) Another pause. I finally take my foot… Off the brake. ⸻ [Final Chorus – emotional release] Idle… No more waitin’ For another sign BGVs: (Another sign…) If I stay here Long enough I’ll mistake this For my life Idle… Sometimes love Ends… Before your heart Can understand why Lola BELT + RUN: SO I’M LETTIN’ GO— EVEN IF MY HEART SAYS NOOooooooo… DRIVE—! Ad-libs: (Mmm…) (Keep goin’…) (Breathe…) (Almost home…) ⸻ [Outro] Lola (whisper): …Okay.
