Rearview Mirror Hometown

(VERSE 1)
The porch light’s on, but it don’t feel like home
Shadows in the hallway where the silence has grown
Center Road is quiet, a skeleton of rust
Every echo in my head says I’m the one they can’t trust
Mama’s kitchen smells are laced with worry in the air
Son's sayin "dad, I love you, I can't lose you- you are my only friend here
Pills on the counter, appointments I keep missin,
Clock keeps tickin louder, but I’ve stopped listenin

(CHORUS)
I gotta leave this hometown, let the highway blur my name
Trade the panic in my chest for a brand-new kind of pain
Roots run deep, but the dark grows deeper every night
I’m chasin down tomorrow before it swallows up the light
It hurts like hell to say goodbye to the only world I know
But stayin means I’m drownin slow—
So I gotta go

(VERSE 2)
Street sign is flickerin, half the letters gone cold,
Same tree where I carved my name and the nights I can’t hold
Jenny’s married now, says “You look like you’re far away”
I smile through the static that’s been screamin in my brain
The stations shuttered, the badge, and hope both out of reach
Therapist keeps talkin, but the words don’t stick to me
Sleepless, restless nights, a mind that’s runnin low on fumes
Rearview mirror’s haunted—time to outrun these rooms

(CHORUS)
I gotta leave this hometown, let the highway blur my name
Trade the panic in my chest for a brand-new kind of pain
Roots run deep, but the dark grows deeper every night
I’m chasin down tomorrow before it swallows up the light
It hurts like hell to say goodbye to the only world I know
But stayin means I’m drownin slow—
So I gotta go

(BRIDGE)
Sirens echoing in my skull at 3 a.m., focused breathin
Wellness checks that feel like chains, good intentions leavin
One day I’ll circle back, once the static starts to fade
Sorry I left, it was the hardest choice I've made
Love ain’t always stayin, it's the choice to walk away
SAVE. MYSELF. STOP THE BLEEDOUT! TODAY!

(OUTRO)
Lights fading on the water tower tonight
A Hometown Hero who's lost the fight
Yeah, just a kid with a half-lit dream, and a mind that’s learnin flight
Runnin toward the morning, one shaky breath at a time

REARVIEW MIRROR HOMETOWN! (Repeat 3 times)

Just a lost kid, a half-lit dream, with a mind giving up the fight
Yeah, Stuck in flight

Easycore,Post-hardcore, metalcore breakdowns. Male singer.