This is where the rubber meets the road White knuckles, same shade of grey The dull hum of leaving And I've ever needed so much saving Arms outstretched, I can barely feel you on my fingertips And I hope that this is far enough Every single person in my life has let me down But I guess they were only returning the favor
Barriers of steel, others less concrete There's glass between us, static in my ears
All things blurred Retracing every step on these well worn paths The worst kind of pacing So much time spent staring at the reflections of things How many hours lost? Two rights don't make it right Every person has the capacity to say beautiful things To make beautiful things Yet there's nothing in my mouth but the stale taste of my own tongue Syllables rotting in my gums And I break everything I touch The leaves are changing, but this decay's not that beautiful I've come to hate the smell of all things familiar The landmarks of half-forgotten failures Many miles traveled with no distance gained A lifetime of moving on But I'm just not that strong And I need more peace than I let on The low fuel light's been glowing like an ember Maybe It'll burst into flames Maybe someday!
And maybe I'll go up with it Sacrifice to survive But oh! What it would be like to thrive! Wipe the dust from my eyes These bags can't be unpacked Hawk and dove Always flinching "Slow and steady wins the race" Well, this is death by inches So many dead deer, and I'm left here Circling, like some kind of terrible vulture These houses still remain Now mostly empty Now mostly stripped of their memories These streets a harsh reminder The phenomenon of craving Can't stand all this waiting
Sit and take it Grin and bear it I can't believe I saved my life for this Not locked in, yet here I stay "Maybe I'll break this circuit one day" There's no redemption quite like an empty car and an open road And I can feel myself wanting to leave again My life for yellow lines