[Intro] (spoken, low and hard) Solo. The only way to stay clean. [Verse 1] Grease on my arms like armor, keep it on Crack the steering column, plastic ribcage gone Red wire, yellow wire, strip it with my teeth Spark, click, purr, that's the only song I need [Chorus] (belted, defiant) La chica invisible Nobody knew my name Till the alternator died Then they learned it just the same Tio said a wrench don't care What your name or what your face might say La chica invisible Swinging steel in the dark alone [Verse 2] (rap, dense) Uncle's garage in Allentown went up in kerosene Hid down in the grease pit breathing rubber, seventeen Riots at the window, learned to fix and disappear Small and hard and quiet, that's how a ghost survives a year Hairpin in my braids, tire iron on my hip Guns are loud, the iron just breaks bone and lets it slip I don't move for nobody, don't answer, don't explain Twenty-six years running solo, that's the throne and that's the chain [Chorus] (belted) La chica invisible Nobody knew my name Till the alternator died Then they learned it just the same Tio said a wrench don't care What your name or what your face might say La chica invisible Swinging steel in the dark alone [Bridge] (half-time, raw) Mama worked the doubles and the lights went out anyway Nobody in that neighborhood remembered how to say Rae. Just Rae. A name is a liability Give them something they can grab, they grab it till you bleed So I keep it in my mouth like a bolt I never turn La chica invisible, watch the whole world learn [Outro] (spoken) Alone. Just the way I like it.
