Intro
(Sombra)
(Bora)
White noise hummin' on the dashboard clock
Two-lane blacktop, never gonna stop
(Hey)
Verse 1
Wet tar steam risin' up from the trench
Diesel on the collar with an iron-pipe stench
Tape on the bumper holdin' metal to the frame
Spit on the curb 'cause I never want a name
Halogen high-beams buzzin' in the mist
Clock on the console spinnin' off the wrist
Cracked side mirror showin' teeth made of tin
Roll the window down just to let the venom in
Sirens in the distance but they turn the other way
Gutter-water splashin' on a coat of primer-grey
I don't need a lane when the stripe is washed out
Chewin' on the gravel, spittin' panic in a drought
Circuit breaker clickin' in the pocket of my coat
Static on the tongue, copper buzzin' in the throat
They want a smooth ride, polish on the rust
I leave a black smear skiddin' in the dust
Chorus
Static in the headlights, glare in my face (in my face)
Burnin' out the wire in a midnight race (in the race)
Ugly on the blacktop, teeth full of grit (full of grit)
I don't look away and I never call it quit (never quit)
Static in the headlights, glare in my face (in my face)
Burnin' out the wire in a midnight race (in the race)
Verse 2
Four-gauge cable strapped tight to the hood
Nothin' in the rhythm ever act like it should
Pavement got teeth, yeah, it bites at the tread
Rattlin' the rivets with a hummin' in my head
Passin' dead factories, rusted-out gates
Scrap-iron silhouette carryin' the weights
Keep your clean cut, keep your glass towers tall
I take the blind turn scrape against the wall
Spark on the chassis like a flare in the ditch
Live wire twitchin' on a five-dollar switch
Oil slick rainbow floatin' in the drain
Nocturnal engine pumpin' poison in the vein
No seatbelt click, hear the metal rod rattle
Shadow on the concrete ready for the battle
Let the bright beams freeze every animal that runs
I stare straight through 'em like the barrel of their guns
Chorus
Static in the headlights, glare in my face (in my face)
Burnin' out the wire in a midnight race (in the race)
Ugly on the blacktop, teeth full of grit (full of grit)
I don't look away and I never call it quit (never quit)
Static in the headlights, glare in my face (in my face)
Burnin' out the wire in a midnight race (in the race)
Bridge
High-voltage tower screamin' in the rain
Cut through the shoulder, take the shoulder of the lane
Nobody clean gonna make it out alive
Only the crooked and the broken gonna drive
Flash-blind white, but I see it crystal clear
Nothin' in the rearview, nothin' that I fear
(Bora)
(Burn)
Outro
Static in the headlights
(Static)
Static on the chrome
(Never home)
Burnt rubber smoke, let the white glare freeze
Asphalt crawlin' on its hands and knees
(Sombra)
