Blacktop Baptism

[Intro]
[Verse]
Grease beneath my fingernails
Washed out in the neon pales
Clock is ticking on the wall
I’m waiting for the siren call
Spray-paint on my denim sleeve
It’s finally time for me to leave
Empty cans and rusted gears
I’m drowning out the static years
[Pre-Chorus]
Strike the match and watch it bloom
Gasoline inside the room
The lock is broken on the gate
I’m finished with this hollow fate
[Chorus]
Seventy-two and screaming loud
Tearing through the midnight cloud
Leave the ghost of who I was
Running just because I must
Desert line is calling clear
I’m killing every single fear
[Post-Chorus]
Let it burn
No return
Let it burn
No return
[Verse]
Cracked glass on the dash today
Gears are grinding in the fray
Sheriff’s lights are spinning red
Voices ringing in my head
Floor the pedal to the bone
I’d rather die than be alone
In this town of rusted steel
Finally something I can feel
[Pre-Chorus]
Tires screaming on the gravel
Watch the whole world just unravel
The impound lot is in the dust
In the engine I will trust
[Chorus]
Seventy-two and screaming loud
Tearing through the midnight cloud
Leave the ghost of who I was
Running just because I must
Desert line is calling clear
I’m killing every single fear
[Bridge]
No more fixing broken parts
No more heavy, hollow hearts
Just the heat and just the sand
Slipping through their iron hand
Let the feedback swallow me
Wild and broken, wild and free
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Seventy-two and screaming loud
Tearing through the midnight cloud
Leave the ghost of who I was
Running just because I must
Desert line is calling clear
I’m killing every single fear
[Post-Chorus]
Burn it down
Leave this town
On the run
Setting sun
Blacktop soul
Lose control
[Outro]