Leaving the Chaos Behind
a song for the end of a horror movie where they are driving away from the chaos
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Lyrics
[Verse]
The rearview mirror catches the last of the smoke
The asphalt hums beneath a heavy set of wheels
Your knuckles are white against the cracked leather
And the silence in the cabin is a jagged weight
We left the cellar door swinging on its hinge
The monster is just a shadow in the pines now
[Verse]
There is a crimson smear across your collarbone
A souvenir from the room where time stood still
The radio is nothing but a wall of static
But it is better than the sound of the breathing
I am watching the mile markers blur into gray
Counting the heartbeats until the sun decides to rise
[Chorus]
The road is a long stitch across a broken map
And we are fleeing the frame before the credits roll
Forget the names of the ones we had to leave behind
Just keep your eyes on the yellow line in the center
We are moving targets in a fading landscape
Trying to find a town that has never heard our names
[Verse]
The gas station lights are cold and humming
But we dare not pull over to wash the salt away
My hands are shaking in the pockets of my jacket
Holding onto the key to a house that no longer exists
The wind is clawing at the glass like a frantic ghost
But the engine is louder than the memory of the scream
[Pre-Chorus]
There is no glory in the way we survived
Just a hollow space where the fear used to live
The sky is turning the color of a fresh bruise
And the distance is the only thing we have left to love
[Chorus]
The road is a long stitch across a broken map
And we are fleeing the frame before the credits roll
Forget the names of the ones we had to leave behind
Just keep your eyes on the yellow line in the center
We are moving targets in a fading landscape
Trying to find a town that has never heard our names
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