Redline Rearview

[Verse 1]
Racing to number one
Look in the rearview, this is fun
Smudged thumbs on the screen from the run
Backseat full of fears I outrun
Got a red line drawn in my heart
Put it in my car just to tear it apart
Dashboard cracked from the nights I slammed
Saying I don't care, but I really still care, damn
[Chorus]
Redline, redline, push it till it shakes (yeah)
Engine revving, tire screeching over old mistakes
If I crash out, bury me in all my flaws
I was speeding just to feel anything at all
Redline, redline, I don't wanna slow (nah)
Everything behind me getting smaller as I go
If I burn out, leave the smoke against the stars
Tire screeching through the silence in my scars
[Verse 2]
Late calls, let it ring, I decline
Say I'm in the zone, really lost in my mind
Gear shift jerk when the doubt kicks in
Swear I'm on track, but the road looks thin
Ticket on the dash from the night I broke
Rules on the road and the rules they wrote
Racing every ghost that said I wouldn't get far
Taillights blur, but I know who they are
[Chorus]
Redline, redline, push it till it shakes (yeah)
Engine revving, tire screeching over old mistakes
If I crash out, bury me in all my flaws
I was speeding just to feel anything at all
Redline, redline, I don't wanna slow
Everything behind me getting smaller as I go
If I burn out, leave the smoke against the stars
Tire screeching through the silence in my scars

rap, Emo-trap beat with swung hats and deep 808s, male vocals leaning half-sung half-rapped. Verse starts sparse with distant guitar plucks and filtered drums, then opens into a hook with layered, bittersweet harmonies and wider bass. Subtle auto-tune glide on the topline, ad-libs tucked in the sides, final hook strips back to vocal and kick for a raw, anthemic outro., emo