Fast Lane Promise

[Verse 1]
Open road
Empty dash
Got your name
On the glass
Blue flame
In my chest
You were speed
I was blessed
Every curve
You were calm
One hand up
Like a psalm
Said, “If I go
Don’t cry for me
Just ride for me
Live wild for me”
[Chorus]
I still drive like you’re sittin’ right here
Fast lane promise, I’m changin’ the gear (yeah)
Every mile, I can feel you steer
You were gone too soon, but you stayed this clear
So I ride, ride, ride through the heartbreak
Try to turn all this pain into part of my faith
Said we’re brothers, that bond don’t break
Fast lane promise that I gotta keep awake (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Flashbacks
On the ramp
Cheap food
In the lamp
Laugh lines
On your face
Said “Fear
Ain’t the brakes”
You taught me
How to live
Not just take
Always give
Said, “Don’t chase fame
Chase who you are
If you’re pure
You already are a star”
[Chorus]
I still drive like you’re sittin’ right here
Fast lane promise, I’m changin’ the gear (whoa)
Every mile, I can feel you steer
You were gone too soon, but you stayed this clear
So I ride, ride, ride through the heartbreak
Try to turn all this pain into part of my faith
Said we’re brothers, that bond don’t break
Fast lane promise that I gotta keep awake (yeah, yeah)
[Bridge]
You ain’t in the rearview
You’re the road ahead (ahead)
Every prayer that I whisper
Got your words instead (uh)
If love had limits
You’d’ve hit the red line
But you kept givin’
Past the finish of time
[Chorus]
I still drive like you’re sittin’ right here
Fast lane promise, I’m changin’ the gear
Every mile, I can feel you steer
You were gone too soon, but you stayed this clear
So I ride, ride, ride through the heartbreak
Turn this hurt to a vow that I won’t break
Said we’re brothers, that bond don’t shake
Fast lane promise that I’ll keep for your sake (yeah)

rap, Cinematic hip-hop with male vocals, mid-tempo boom-bap drums over warm piano and airy pads. Verses stay tight and confessional with close-mic delivery; hook opens wide with stacked chant-style ad-libs. Subby bass underpins everything, with occasional orchestral swells to give it that tribute-montage feel and an energy arc that rises each chorus, then breathes on the bridge.