Concrete Loop Eternal (Version 2)

Verse

Ticket stuck at the barrier arm

Red light steady, engine warm

Painted arrow curls out of sight

Level four again under sodium light

Spiral ramp holds the same wide bend

Wheels keep circling, never descend

Concrete pillar, number worn thin

Same parked car where I pulled back in

Pre-Chorus

Tell me which way is out

Tell me which way is in

Tell me why every ramp

Brings me back to level four again

Chorus

Level four, level four

Barrier down, nothing more

Level four, level four

Circle wide, close the door

Verse

Exhaust hangs low where the light won't reach

Ticket machine gives the same dead beep

Painted lines fading under my tires

Same grey pillar, same dead wires

Meter clicks but the gate stays shut

Horn goes quiet, gives it up

Rearview mirror shows the same turn

Nothing to leave, nothing to learn

Pre-Chorus

Tell me which way is out

Tell me which way is in

Tell me why every ramp

Brings me back to level four again

Chorus

Level four, level four

Barrier down, nothing more

Level four, level four

Circle wide, close the door

Bridge

Count the floors

Lose the count

Concrete doesn't

Let the engine out

Arm stays down

Light stays red

Every ramp

Leads back instead

Chorus

Level four, level four

Barrier down, nothing more

Level four, level four

Circle wide, close the door