[Intro]
(Sound of engine shutting down - a low whirrr... then silence)
(The metal ticking of a cooling engine: Tick... Tick...)
It stops.
The vibration stops.
But my hands are still shaking.
[Verse 1]
The sun is coming up.
It’s not warm. It’s just bright.
It burns away the safety of the night.
I sat in this box of iron and steel.
Trying to outrun the way I feel.
But the gas light is burning red.
And the silence is getting loud in my head.
I can’t drive forever.
I can’t drive back to you.
There’s nothing left to do.
[Chorus]
Engine off.
The noise is dead.
I’m back where I started, filled with dread.
The keys feel heavy in my hand.
Like a stone, like a grain of sand.
The journey ends at the garage door.
I don't know who I am anymore.
Engine off.
World on.
Everything I loved is gone.
[Verse 2]
I open the door and step on the ground.
My legs feel weak, the world spins round.
The house is waiting, dark and tall.
Just a prison, just a wall.
I look at the seat where you aren't there.
And I leave the ghost in the morning air.
Lock the car.
Walk away.
Force myself to face the day.
[Outro]
(Sound of car door slamming shut - Heavy echo)
(Footsteps crunching on gravel - slow)
It’s over.
The drive is done.
But the race...
I haven't won.
(Deep exhale)
Engine off.
(Fade into silence)