I Saw One Up Close at Exit 9

Alt Garage Blues / Dub Punk / whispered rumor anthem / 120 BPM

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[SCENE — GAS STATION PARKING LOT, DAWN AFTER STORM SURGE] [sound design: wet asphalt dripping, broken neon buzzing, distant sirens fading]
[Cashier - tired]
You’re the third person today sayin’ you saw it.
[Man in Raincoat - shaking]
I didn’t see it. I was next to it.
[VERSE 1: FEMALE LEAD] Exit 9 where the floodlights bend
Storm don’t start and it don’t end
Guy came in with eyes too wide
Said the sky opened up outside
Said he heard no thunder first
Just silence like the world reversed
Then something dropped where the road used to be
Like gravity forgot what it’s supposed to be
[PRE-CHORUS: FEMALE LEAD] No warning sirens, no call, no sign
Just a shadow crossin’ the white line
[CHORUS: ALL] HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
Big as a truck stop sign
HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
Looked at him like it had time
HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
And the storm went perfectly still
Like it knew him for real
[VERSE 2: FORKLIFT OPERATOR] Said it didn’t roar or attack
Just circled once then stepped right back
Rain hit its fur and slid away
Like water didn’t know it could stay
Eyes like airport runway lights
Too calm for something that size at night
Said it blinked slow, almost polite
Then vanished back into the white
[PRE-CHORUS: FEMALE LEAD + RADIO BLEED] [Radio Host - static] UNVERIFIED ENCOUNTER
[FEMALE LEAD] But he was right there
[Radio Host] SUBJECT REPORT LACKS CONFIRMATION
[FEMALE LEAD] Still… everybody stares
[CHORUS: ALL] HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
No chaos, no warning sign
HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
Like the storm paused just in time
HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
And now nobody sleeps at night
‘Cause it saw him too… and he’s still alive
[BRIDGE] [sound cue: generator hum, wind drops suddenly]
[Man in Raincoat - whispering]
It wasn’t hunting.
[pause]
[Man]
It was checking.
[FINAL CHORUS: ALL] HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
And it didn’t cross any line
HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
Like it knew he’d be fine
HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9
Now the whole town tries to decide
If it spared him… or just left a sign
[OUTRO] [sound cue: distant low purring under calm wind]
[Cashier - quietly]
If you really saw it that close…
[pause]
[Cashier]
…why are you still here?
[sound cue: silence breaks with far-off ]

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[SCENE — GAS STATION PARKING LOT, DAWN AFTER STORM SURGE] [sound design: wet asphalt dripping, broken neon buzzing, distant sirens fading] [Cashier - tired] You’re the third person today sayin’ you saw it. [Man in Raincoat - shaking] I didn’t see it. I was next to it. [VERSE 1: FEMALE LEAD] Exit 9 where the floodlights bend Storm don’t start and it don’t end Guy came in with eyes too wide Said the sky opened up outside Said he heard no thunder first Just silence like the world reversed Then something dropped where the road used to be Like gravity forgot what it’s supposed to be [PRE-CHORUS: FEMALE LEAD] No warning sirens, no call, no sign Just a shadow crossin’ the white line [CHORUS: ALL] HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 Big as a truck stop sign HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 Looked at him like it had time HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 And the storm went perfectly still Like it knew him for real [VERSE 2: FORKLIFT OPERATOR] Said it didn’t roar or attack Just circled once then stepped right back Rain hit its fur and slid away Like water didn’t know it could stay Eyes like airport runway lights Too calm for something that size at night Said it blinked slow, almost polite Then vanished back into the white [PRE-CHORUS: FEMALE LEAD + RADIO BLEED] [Radio Host - static] UNVERIFIED ENCOUNTER [FEMALE LEAD] But he was right there [Radio Host] SUBJECT REPORT LACKS CONFIRMATION [FEMALE LEAD] Still… everybody stares [CHORUS: ALL] HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 No chaos, no warning sign HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 Like the storm paused just in time HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 And now nobody sleeps at night ‘Cause it saw him too… and he’s still alive [BRIDGE] [sound cue: generator hum, wind drops suddenly] [Man in Raincoat - whispering] It wasn’t hunting. [pause] [Man] It was checking. [FINAL CHORUS: ALL] HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 And it didn’t cross any line HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 Like it knew he’d be fine HE SAW ONE UP CLOSE AT EXIT 9 Now the whole town tries to decide If it spared him… or just left a sign [OUTRO] [sound cue: distant low purring under calm wind] [Cashier - quietly] If you really saw it that close… [pause] [Cashier] …why are you still here? [sound cue: silence breaks with far-off ]

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