[Verse 1]
Winding road through the dark
My knuckles white on the wheel
No map, no mark
Just dust and cracked-up steel
I shut my heart in ice
Swore I'd let it go
Thought I'd be better off cold
Thought I'd be better off low
[Pre-Chorus]
Then your hand hit mine
Like a spark in rain
Now the dark don't bite
It just says your name
[Chorus]
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
You light my chest on fire
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
I can't go back tonight
[Verse 2]
I wore my scars like proof
Like a badge, like a shield
Told the world I'd break
Before I let it heal
But you pulled me close
When the whole road split
Said, "If this is the end
Then we'll burn through it"
[Pre-Chorus]
Then your hand hit mine
Like a spark in rain
Now the dark don't bite
It just says your name
[Chorus]
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
You light my chest on fire
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
I can't go back tonight
[Bridge]
I thought I was better
Better off dead and gone
Frozen in my own snow
Too far gone for dawn
But you came through
Through the wreck, through the smoke
Now I can breathe again
Even at the edge of the road
[Final Chorus]
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
You light my chest on fire
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
I won't back out tonight
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
I'm with you till it ends
Dead End Ahead
Dead End Ahead
My cold heart learns to burn