[Intro - Arpeggiated synth line, heavy gated reverb drums, driving bass]
(Vocal)
(Breathless, distant)
Yeah, hit the ignition.
[Verse 1]
Streetlights bleedin' through the glass,
Eighty-eight miles, we move too fast.
Another skyline painted grey and chrome,
Wish I could say that I was finally home.
But the radio's playin' the songs we knew,
The faded memories of me and you.
Got the windows down, the wind is loud,
Just me and the ghosts in this digital crowd.
[Pre-Chorus]
This feeling is electric, I can’t explain,
Like a glitch inside my digital brain.
Every time the bass drum hits the night,
I see your shadow in the taillight.
[Chorus - Melody soars, synth pad swells]
I'm a Midnight Cruiser on a fading line,
Chasing back the moments we left behind.
In the Neon Echoes, where the past repeats,
Just the sound of my heart skip-skip-skip-skipping these streets.
Yeah, I'm stuck in the Afterglow, can't break the seal,
Searching for a feeling that I know is real.
[Verse 2]
Empty coffee cup, the dash is cracked,
There's no turning 'round, there's no going back.
The city sleeps, but the circuits hum,
Waiting for a future that will never come.
I see your face in every pixel bright,
You were the signal, I was the satellite.
A perfect moment frozen in the screen,
The sharpest blue I’ve ever seen.
[Pre-Chorus]
This feeling is electric, I can’t explain,
Like a glitch inside my digital brain.
Every time the bass drum hits the night,
I see your shadow in the taillight.
[Chorus - Repeat. More emotional, slightly louder]
I'm a Midnight Cruiser on a fading line,
Chasing back the moments we left behind.
In the Neon Echoes, where the past repeats,
Just the sound of my heart skip-skip-skip-skipping these streets.
Yeah, I'm stuck in the Afterglow, can't break the seal,
Searching for a feeling that I know is real.
[Bridge - Instrumentation strips down: only soft pads and slow bassline. Vocal is intimate, close-mic'd]
Maybe I just love the chase,
Love the emptiness of this empty space.
'Cause when the synths are low and the highway’s clear,
That’s the only time I feel you near...
(Beat drops back in)
...I feel you near.
[Chorus - Final big repetition, adding backing harmonies and vocal delays]
I'm a Midnight Cruiser on a fading line,
Chasing back the moments we left behind.
In the Neon Echoes, where the past repeats,
Just the sound of my heart skip-skip-skip-skipping these streets.
Yeah, I'm stuck in the Afterglow, can't break the seal,
Searching for a feeling that I know is real.
[Outro - Vocal cuts out. Synth arpeggio continues, fading slowly into heavy reverb and delay, until only the quiet bass pulse remains.]
(Sound of a car driving away into the distance)
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