Ghost in the Gears

[Intro]
[Verse]
Oil stains on the floorboards (skrrt)
Grandma’s note taped to the dash (dash)
Writing faded but the truth stays (stays)
Born in the back of the garage (garage)
Counting seconds till the engine screams (screams)
Wrenching hard since I was seventeen (seventeen)
Cracked speedo, needle stuck at zero (zero)
I ain't trying to be no local hero (no)
[Hook]
One last run for the crown (crown)
G-Sharp keys in the sound (sound)
Slide 808 through the town (town)
I ain't never coming down (down)
Ghost in the gears, I’m gone (gone)
Wait for the break of the dawn (dawn)
Legacy heavy, I’m drawn (drawn)
Move like a king on a pawn (pawn)
[Verse]
Rivalry deep like a canyon (canyon)
Dust in the air, no companion (no)
He thinks he owns the asphalt (asphalt)
His father’s failure ain't my fault (my fault)
Pine tree scent, faded out (out)
Only thing left is the doubt (doubt)
Shift the gear, hear the spool (spool)
Breaking every single town rule (rule)
[Pre-Chorus]
Concrete cold under my feet (feet)
Heartbeat matching the beat (beat)
Sawtooth synth in the air (air)
I don't play fair (fair)
No one can stop me now (now)
Make the whole city bow (bow)
[Chorus]
One last run for the crown (crown)
G-Sharp keys in the sound (sound)
Slide 808 through the town (town)
I ain't never coming down (down)
Ghost in the gears, I’m gone (gone)
Wait for the break of the dawn (dawn)
Legacy heavy, I’m drawn (drawn)
Move like a king on a pawn (pawn)
[Drop]
(808 Slide)
(Machine-gun hats)
(Distorted synth)
[Bridge]
She said "Boy, leave the rust" (rust)
Turn all this history to dust (dust)
Don't look back at the lights (lights)
Winning these mid-summer nights (nights)
Final lap, final breath (breath)
Cheating the cycle of death (death)
[Verse]
10mm lost in the dark (dark)
Ignition creating the spark (spark)
He’s in the mirror, he’s fading (fading)
No more time for the waiting (waiting)
I cross the line, I’m free (free)
Nothing but highway for me (me)
Small town life in the rear (rear)
Killing the ghost and the fear (fear)
[Hook]
One last run for the crown (crown)
G-Sharp keys in the sound (sound)
Slide 808 through the town (town)
I ain't never coming down (down)
Ghost in the gears, I’m gone (gone)
Wait for the break of the dawn (dawn)
Legacy heavy, I’m drawn (drawn)
Move like a king on a pawn (pawn)
[Post-Chorus]
I’m gone (gone)
I’m gone (gone)
Never coming back (back)
Leaving it all on the track (track)
[Outro]