Redline

[Verse 1]
Old gravel road
Dust on my tongue
Hands on the wheel
Heart come undone
Gas gauge low
But the anger runs high
You drew that red line
Then you dared me to try
[Chorus]
Redline
You pushed me to the redline
Past the point of hurtin'
Past the edge of right
Redline
All the way to redline
Burnin' up the daylight
Racin' out of sight
[Verse 2]
Coffee gone cold
Clock reads 2 a.m
Your words on repeat
Like a cheap
Bent hymn
I swore I'd stop
At the sign in your eyes
But I crossed that red line
Just to hear you deny
[Chorus]
Redline
You pushed me to the redline
Past the point of hurtin'
Past the edge of right
Redline
All the way to redline
Burnin' up the daylight
Racin' out of sight
[Bridge]
Every promise
Painted bright
One hard brake
And they peeled off the sides
You said
"Baby
It’s me or the drive"
I said
"I lost that choice
Back in '95" (oh)
[Chorus]
Redline
You drove me to the redline
Past the point of savin'
Past "we'll be alright"
Redline
Lyin' in the redline
Where the road keeps goin'
But we're outta fight
[Outro]
[Strings and piano soften
Tempo easing]
So I pull off slow
Let the night roll in
Keys rest quiet
On the seat
On my skin
Violin sighs low
Cello hums behind
Piano finds peace
On the far side
Of the redline

Dusty delta blues band live in a small room: creaky upright piano, raw male vocals, sliding violin, moaning cello. Starts hushed with sparse chords and foot-tap pulse; each verse thickens with strings that tug and growl. Final chorus hits with full-bodied shout and bowed frenzy, then eases into a long, calming strings-and-piano outro that settles like evening fog., calming, slow, blues, delta blues, cello, violin, strong