Going Mach 2 With Your Hair on Fire

[Verse 1]
Sunrise on the carrier deck
Coffee cold, hands still shake
Polished helmet, faded name tag
Ghosts of Goose in every wake
Rules printed in black and white
Heart living in red and gold
Takes the shot a breath too late
Still flying like he’s ten years old
[Chorus]
Going Mach 2 with your hair on fire
Living on a wire over open blue
Every scar a line on the flight recorder
But the sky keeps calling you
Going Mach 2 with your hair on fire
Chasing every dare like it won’t fall through
You keep losing pieces in the afterburn
But the sky keeps choosing you
[Verse 2]
Classroom full of razor minds
Kids who grew up on your name
They see legend, you see landings
Where you barely walked away
One more push against the ceiling
One more “trust me, I’ll come back”
Teaching them to feel the danger
And still bring their wingman back
[Chorus]
Going Mach 2 with your hair on fire
Living on a wire over open blue
Every scar a line on the flight recorder
But the sky keeps calling you
Going Mach 2 with your hair on fire
Chasing every dare like it won’t fall through
You keep losing pieces in the afterburn
But the sky keeps choosing you
[Bridge]
You could’ve stayed on the ground, old man (oh yeah)
Safe in a chair with a steady pay
But your pulse only speaks one language
Strapped in, throttled, far away
[Chorus]
Going Mach 2 with your hair on fire
Living on a wire over open blue
Every scar a line on the flight recorder
But the sky keeps calling you
Going Mach 2 with your hair on fire
Chasing every dare like it won’t fall through
You keep losing pieces in the afterburn
But the sky keeps choosing you

High-energy rock anthem with soaring guitars and live drums, male vocals riding a gritty verse groove that explodes into a stadium-sized hook; verses stay tight and percussive, chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and a bright lead line, bridge drops to half-time with toms and feedback swells before a final uplift