Eighteen Miles of Ice

[Intro]
[Verse]
Whiteout on the windshield glass
Diesel burning, hours pass
Fuzz bass thumping in my chest
No time for a moment's rest
The highway is a jagged blade
For every debt I ever paid
[Pre-Chorus]
Eighteen years of missed calls
Shadows on the bedroom walls
I’m coming home tonight
Chasing down the tail lights
[Chorus]
Grind the gears, break the ice
Pay the toll, pay the price
Iron horse, roar and scream
Waking from a lonely dream
I’m coming for you, kid
Forget the things I never did
[Post-Chorus]
Grind the metal, feel the heat
Racing down this empty street
[Verse]
Baritone strings, heavy hum
Marching to a double drum
Dissonant wind, D-minor cold
A story that was never told
The organ moans beneath the floor
I’m kicking down the winter’s door
[Build-up]
Hear the engine howl
Watch the wolf pack prowl
Steel against the gale
I will not fail
[Chorus]
Grind the gears, break the ice
Pay the toll, pay the price
Iron horse, roar and scream
Waking from a lonely dream
I’m coming for you, kid
Forget the things I never did
[Solo]
[Bridge]
The organ snarls like a beast
A mechanical, metal feast
Frozen joints and heavy hands
Crossing through the broken lands
I’m a ghost in a chrome machine
The dirtiest soul you’ve ever seen
[Chorus]
Grind the gears, break the ice
Pay the toll, pay the price
Iron horse, roar and scream
Waking from a lonely dream
I’m coming for you, kid
Forget the things I never did
[Post-Chorus]
Through the white
Through the night
Hold on tight
[Outro]