Red Lights

(stuck… stuck… stuck…) Red… red… red… 6 PM city chokehold Heartbeat going loco Life on fast-forward Why am I in slow-mo? Dash clock countdown Dreams in the back seat Everybody honking But nobody asking me Brake lights skyline Wrong timeline Wish life had a button Hit rewind (wait, wait ...) Waiting for the green light glow Like I need permission just to go Every second screaming loud “If you stop you fade into the crowd” We stuck in RED LIGHTS Hands tied, late nights Waiting for a sign to say go Street won’t change Lane won’t break So I run every red I know No more slow lane No more someday I ignite the overflow We stuck in RED LIGHTS But tonight I take control Go! Go! Go! Go! (static in my head) Go! Go! Go! Go! I’m done being led Fuel burning patience Parked in hesitation Fear calls itself “Preparation” Scrolling lives HD Mine buffering repeat Engine running all day Still stuck in the same street This ain’t traffic This stagnation Overthinking occupation (lag! freeze! reload!) What if green never comes at all? What if waiting is the stall? What if risk is the key I need To unlock the rest of me? We stuck in RED LIGHTS Hands tied, late nights Waiting for a sign to say go Street won’t change Lane won’t break So I run every red I know No more slow lane No more someday I ignite the overflow We stuck in RED LIGHTS But tonight I take control Maybe the jam’s in my mind Maybe the fear is the red sign Maybe the rules aren’t real Maybe the risk is the heal Run it run it run it run it I don’t need permission now Gun it gun it gun it gun it I rewrite the system now No brakes full speed New route no map No fear no doubt No turning back (GO GO GO GO!!) No more RED LIGHTS No more long nights I don’t need a sign to go If the world stands still I bend its will I’m the spark in the overflow No more slow lane No more someday Every second fuse I light We stuck in RED LIGHTS But tonight I run every light