The Ghost in the Rearview

--- [Intro / Verse 1] Gunshot thunder on a neon night Flickering lights and a siren's bite Lena walks in with her dress half-torn Bartender's blood on the checkerboard floor [Pre-Chorus] She whispers low, “They vanished in smoke,” Ash on her lips and a voice half broke A name carved deep in the mirror frame No one dares to say his name [Chorus] Here rides the ghost in the rearview glass With a half-tank soul and a haunted past Framed by shadows, swallowed by dust Built like iron, betrayed by trust They took his crown, they took his flame Left him the silence, and a crooked name --- [Verse 2] Three silhouettes by the old jukebox One man stumbles, one man talks Says, “I wasn’t in it, I just cracked the safe” “Their war ain’t mine, I just needed a break” [Pre-Chorus] Red lights spinning like the devil’s roulette Cops roll in with a cigarette bet No time to blink, no time to run Just someone to blame when the morning comes [Chorus] Here rides the ghost in the rearview glass With a past they buried in guilt and gas Twist the tale ‘til it fits the frame Whistle down the track of a runaway name A man once golden, now outlawed and chained With fists like thunder and fire in his veins --- [Bridge / Verse 3] Desert wind hums in a stolen car Rubin's eyes shine like a dying star Didn’t know the night would brand his face Didn’t know he’d vanish with no trace [Verse 4] Two rats talkin’ in a motel light Say, “Let’s trade a name to make it right” Cop smiles wide with a wolf’s sharp grace Says, “The law’s just fiction in the right place” [Chorus] Now the ghost rides where the cameras won’t show With his hands tied tight and a broken glow He could’ve been the fight, the song, the storm But justice don’t care if your soul was warm He was legend, lightning, love in a glove Now he’s just smoke they’re tired of --- [Verse 5] The trial was a circus, the judge was high Witnesses bought like suits and ties They made his name a Sunday shame Sold the story with a paper flame [Chorus] Now the ghost in the mirror looks like you When the system turns saints into residue Where the white noise drowns the truth they hide And the courtroom's just a place where time gets tried You blink, you're guilty, you beg, you're done They never needed a smoking gun --- [Outro / Final Chorus] He sits like stone in a desert cell Where freedom's just a fairytale they sell But the air still hums with his outlaw song The one they tried to bury all along He was the storm, the heart, the burning sun Now he rides where the wild don’t run [Tagline / Fadeout] The ghost in the rearview ain’t gone... just gone quiet Waiting for the road to riot ---