City of Dust (version 2)

Intro

Engine's talking, I'm not listening

City of dust

Verse 1

Two a.m., the overpass hums like a fridge in a dead kitchen

Old coupe on bald tires, every turn's a blind decision

Foot down, I'm riding up in an elevator made of chrome

Every gear's another floor and none of 'em feel like home

Neon bleeding on the hood, I read the signs in a smear

Rubber screams my initials, but I can't hear, I'm not here

Tach needle hits the penthouse, glass is fogged with smoke

Top floor, no windows, just the bass and the strobe

Pre-Chorus

Concrete in my teeth, chrome on my tongue

Shed a mirror, shed a fender, shed the street I'm from

Chorus

City of dust, city of dust

Wheels in the smoke and my name in the rust

City of dust, city of dust

Gone in the glow, gone in the gust

Verse 2

Smoke rings off the donuts, I'm a halo with no saint

Sirens paint the alley blue, then red, then something faint

They say I'm dusted, finished or covered, both are true

Bite the dust? I chew it slow, it's the only meal I knew

Bass is loosening my bolts, I hear 'em rolling down the road

Side mirror shows a stranger wearing my jacket and my coat

Spin it once, I'm a blur, spin it twice, I'm a stain

Spin it three times, I'm the weather on the windshield in the rain

Pre-Chorus

Concrete in my teeth, chrome on my tongue

Shed a mirror, shed a fender, shed the street I'm from

Chorus

City of dust, city of dust

Wheels in the smoke and my name in the rust

City of dust, city of dust

Gone in the glow, gone in the gust

Bridge – half-shouted

Left lane, right lane, no lane

Red light, white light, no light

Who's in the seat?

Who's in the seat?

Nobody

Final Chorus

City of dust, city of dust

Wheels in the smoke and my name in the rust

City of dust, city of dust

Gone in the glow, gone in the gust

Outro

Dust on the dash, dust in my lungs

Engine's still talking

I'm not here