Mask On Mask Off

[Verse 1]
Engine screaming like my head
rubber burning, eyes are red
Got this smile drawn on my face
but the tear tracks never left
Dashboard glowing, hands all sweat
voices crowding in my neck
Every lap I chase regret
every turn I half-forget
[Pre-Chorus]
White lines blur when I black out
Who am I when I tap out?
Hit the gas till the doubts cough
hear me
[Chorus]
Mask on while I’m racing (mask on)
mask off when I break down (mask off)
Raise my demons, race my devil
they just chase me round and round
Drive to the sunset, won’t stop
drive out the sunrise, burnt out
Mask on while I’m racing (mask on)
mask off when I break down (break down)
[Verse 2]
Medals hanging, still feel stuck
trophy shelf just gathers dust
People cheer like I’m enough
but my mirror don’t show love
Talking heavy, quiet soul
empty tank and heart on hold
Running from that younger me
who believed in every dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Crowd noise drops when I zone out
Silence louder than the blowout
Hit the wall, see my faults fog
hear me
[Chorus]
Mask on while I’m racing (mask on)
mask off when I break down (mask off)
Raise my demons, race my devil
they just chase me round and round
Drive to the sunset, won’t stop
drive out the sunrise, burnt out
Mask on while I’m racing (mask on)
mask off when I break down (yeah)
[Bridge]
I been swerving through my memories (memories)
every lap a different injury
If I win, does anybody really see
that it’s killing me, killing me?
[Chorus]
Mask on while I’m racing (mask on)
mask off when I break down (mask off)
Raise my demons, race my devil
they just chase me round and round
Drive to the sunset, won’t stop
drive out the sunrise, burnt out
Mask on while I’m racing (mask on)
mask off when I break down (break down)

rap, Moody emo-trap with melancholic guitar plucks and airy pads over a swung, hard-hitting drum groove; male vocals in a half-sung, half-whispered cadence. Verses stay intimate and confessional, hook explodes with stacked, slightly detuned harmonies and distant screams tucked behind the lead. Sub-bass glues it all together, with a brief ambient break before the final, raw chorus., emo