[Intro: Sound of a high-pitched engine whine building up] [A sudden "Sonic Boom" sound effect] [Ducati: Spoken, cool and defiant] They took the card, but they couldn't take the itch. You want to see "illegal"? I'll show you illegal. Hold onto your whiskers, we’re cutting the corner. [Verse 1] Black fur blended with the cockpit’s shadow Living life on the edge of a jagged arrow Large copper eyes staring down the light With a patch of white fur shining 'on the left and right' I was pushing the limit of a fighter’s frame Modified the thrusters just to win the game The Bureau caught me drifting in the shipping lane Now I’m flying for the crew just to stay halfway sane. [Pre-Chorus] They revoked the license, said I’m "too extreme" But I’m the only pilot living out the dream Of breaking every law that the gravity wrote While the Dramatica is acting like a leaky boat! [Chorus] He’s Ducati, the outlaw of the stars He’s got the copper eyes and the engine scars Racing through the lanes where the freighters go Fast as a ghost with a cockpit glow! The license is gone but the speed’s still there Flying like a bullet through the thin space air! [Verse 2] [Tempo increases - Heavy double-kick drums] Modified the cooling, bypassed the lead I don’t need a permit for this kind of speed I can feel the G-force pulling on my chest With the white patch beating under the pilot’s vest I don’t follow vectors, I follow the thrill If the Bureau wants to catch me, they’re gonna need the skill To track a black blur through a nebula’s heart I’m finishing the race before you even start! [Bridge: High-Speed Instrumental] [Fast, shredded electric guitar solo] [Sound of: Proximity alarms screaming, then being cut off] [Ducati: Spoken] Too close? Nah. I could fit a shuttle through that gap with room for a nap. Let’s see what this old girl can really do when I floor it. [Sound of: Engines roaring into overdrive] [Chorus] He’s Ducati, the outlaw of the stars He’s got the copper eyes and the engine scars Racing through the lanes where the freighters go Fast as a ghost with a cockpit glow! The license is gone but the speed’s still there Flying like a bullet through the thin space air! [Outro: Spoken] [Music fades with a rhythmic pulsing synth] Check the time, boys. New record for the Sirius run. Don’t tell the Captain about the paint I scraped off the hull. She looked better with a bit of a "racer’s edge" anyway. [Sound of an engine cooling down: tink, tink, tink] [End]