Verse 1
I hear the city breathing, it’s a rattlesnake sound
Neon lights flicker as the sun goes down
Leather on my shoulders, boots on the street
Got a six-string heartbeat with a gasoline beat
Pre-Chorus
Well the sky’s on fire and I’m ready to roll
Got thunder in my veins and rhythm in my soul
Chorus
We’re riding on a midnight engine
Burning like a runaway train
No brakes on this wild redemption
We’re howling in the pouring rain
Turn it up, let the speakers explode
We’re rebels on a broken road
Living fast, never getting old
On a midnight engine
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Verse 2
Jukebox preacher with a devil’s grin
Slide guitar crying like original sin
Drums hit hard like a barroom fight
Bass line shaking every heart tonight
Pre-Chorus
Yeah the moon’s full bright and the stakes are high
We don’t need wings if we’re born to fly
Chorus
We’re riding on a midnight engine
Burning like a runaway train
No brakes on this wild redemption
We’re howling in the pouring rain
Turn it up, let the speakers explode
We’re rebels on a broken road
Living fast, never getting old
On a midnight engine
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🔥 GUITAR SOLO 🔥
(Tempo kicks up slightly. Drums driving. Bass steady and dirty.)
Bend that high E string — let it scream and cry
Fast pentatonic run climbing to the sky
Slide down low with a bluesy growl
Double-stop bends make the Marshall howl
Palm-muted chugs, then a rapid-fire lick
Hammer-ons, pull-offs — fast and slick
Big sustained note — hold… hold… HOLD…
Dive bomb down like a story untold
(Drums crash back in full force)
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Bridge (Half-Time Groove)
We don’t need no fortune or fame
Just a backstage pass to a runaway flame
Every scar’s just a badge we earned
Every lesson’s a match that burned
Build it up — snare roll rising…
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Final Chorus (Big & Explosive)
We’re riding on a midnight engine
Higher than we’ve ever been
No chains gonna hold this tension
Let the revolution begin
Turn it up, let the speakers explode
We’re legends carved in chrome and gold
Living loud, living bold
On a midnight engine
Steven30
