On the Long Road

[Intro]
On the long road
Just my shadow and a backpack
Couple burned-out dreams
And a heart I can't get back
[Verse 1]
I took the long way
Staring at the wrong way signs
Every friend I grew up with
Either gone or doin' time
Got my phone full of ghosts
Last texts I never write back
Tell my mom that I'm okay
While my hands still shake like bad tracks
Sober on a Friday
Biting down on my own tongue
Everybody pourin' poison
I just chew this piece of gum
Used to chase that little bottle
‘Til it turned into a drain
Now I stare into the mirror
Like, “It's you or it's the pain”
[Chorus]
On the long road, on my own road (hey!)
Nobody here when the light gets cold
Took the hard way, carry my load
Every scar that I got is all I know
On the long road, watch me still go (still go)
Heartbreak, death in the rearview glow
If the sky falls, I won't fold
I'ma die on my feet on this long road
[Verse 2]
She said she couldn't do it
Said my darkness ate the room
I been talkin' to the ceiling
Like it's you across the room
Got your hoodie on my chair
Smells like a different life
Ring imprint on my finger
From a never-gonna-wife
I been skipping every party
‘Cause the punchline's in my veins
Every toast they raise around me
Feels like calling out my name
Lost my bro last winter
We ain't talk before he passed
Now his number in my favorites
Just a gravestone made of glass
[Chorus]
On the long road, on my own road (on my own)
Nobody here when the light gets cold
Took the hard way, carry my load
Every scar that I got is all I know
On the long road, watch me still go (still go)
Heartbreak, death in the rearview glow
If the sky falls, I won't fold
I'ma die on my feet on this long road
[Bridge]
If it's all my fault
Then it's all my fight (all mine)
If the dark don't sleep
Then I won't tonight
Yeah, I talk to the names
Etched deep in my phone
Say, “I made it this far
But I did it alone” (alone)
[Chorus]
On the long road, on my own road
Nobody here when the light gets cold
Took the hard way, carry my load
Every scar that I got is all I know
On the long road, watch me still go
Heartbreak, death in the rearview glow
If the sky falls, I won't fold
I'ma live, I'ma break on this long road

rap, Dark rap-rock hybrid with trap drums, distorted guitars, and male vocals. Verses ride a half-time, head-nod groove with close-mic, confessional delivery; 808s and guitar chugs lock together. Chorus explodes with anthemic shouted hook, doubled vocals, and wide gang chants. Occasional auto-tuned ad-libs in the upper register; bridge strips back to just bass and vocal before final full-band slam., hip hop, rock