Verse 1
Palm trees pass like skeletal hands
Tail lights glow on empty streets
I floor it, feel the engine rise
Engine hums like a dying heartbeat
Rust belt sunrise paints the dark
Fading red into a faded park
Sweat collects where the collar folds
Heat hangs heavy over the hood
Neon ghosts still flicker bright
But the sky's already pale as light
Pre-Chorus
Is it dawn or is it night?
Can't tell what's rising fast
Pain and pleasure start to blur
Nothing holds when the engine cuts
Every sunrise starts with me
On the wrong side of the line
I can feel the gold on my chest
But the streets don't care for me
Chorus
Streetlight fever, burning slow
Neon bleed into gold
Streetlight fever, running blind
Racing till the dawn finds me
Verse 2
Dust devils dance across the asphalt
Bare feet on the pedals and a prayer that stays
The engine purrs like it's not my fault
Palm fronds swaying to the rhythm we made
I floor it through a red-green flash
Tires squeal where the concrete cracks
Sweat drips cool down the spine
Every speedline feels alive
City lights start losing their glow
Dawn creeps in with a pale hand
Cold wind cuts through the jacket worn
But the engine's still running, still warm
Pre-Chorus
Is it dawn or is it night?
Can't tell what's rising fast
Pain and pleasure start to blur
Nothing holds when the engine cuts
Every sunrise starts with me
On the wrong side of the line
I can feel the gold on my chest
But the streets don't care for me
Chorus
Streetlight fever, burning slow
Neon bleed into gold
Streetlight fever, running blind
Racing till the dawn finds me
Bridge
Every sunrise starts with me
Out here where nothing holds me
Pain and pleasure merge in white
Nothing else left but the engine's light
Sky turns pink behind my wheel
I'm not leaving anything real
Chorus
Streetlight fever, burning slow
Neon bleed into gold
Streetlight fever, running blind
Racing till the dawn finds me