Smashed Teeth on The Ledge

Yeahhh
I hear my own pulse
louder than the street tonight
Blood pressure thumpin'
like a war drum fight
Knuckles still cracked
from a punch last week
Chipped tooth cuttin' my tongue
every time I speak
Sweat on the
wheel smell sharp
and mean
Like fear crawlin' back
into routine
Road roll slow
but the direction got memory
And
that memory stare
like it already read me
Redlines flashin' mind
on the edge
Heart beat climb
like it's walkin' a ledge
Breath run thin thoughts cut
like a wedge
If I break right
now I break forever,
no hedge
Neck tight,
jaw sore,
bruise deep in the bone
That hit
from last week still
rings in the tone
Blood taste copper
when I grit my teeth
And the chipped one slice
when the thoughts go steep
Been awake too long eyes
burn at the edge
Hands trembling slow
like they slip
off a ledge
If I blink once,
every instinct pledge
To drag me back out
from the mental dredge
Sweat on my
shirt smell stale
and cold
Like steel
and dirt
from the nights I patrolled
Breath feel heavy
but the soul feel old
Can't outrun ghosts
I never told
Windows shake
when the bassline hum
Pulse in my thumb
beat a hostile drum
I'm here,
but half of
me stay numb
Mind in a cage
it can't crawl from
Yeahhh
One breath calm,
next breath quake
Hard to tell which
ghosts are fake
Redlines flashin' mind
on the edge
Heart beat climb
like it's walkin' a ledge
Breath run thin thoughts cut
like a wedge
If I break right
now I break forever,
no hedge
I see movement in shadows
where no one walk
Hear voices inside
that I never talk
Streetlamp flicker like it stalk
And the dark press in
like a prison block
Knuckles bruised purple
from a hit I gave
Pain in my wrist
ride a different wave
Scars on my chest
like maps I save
Pullin' me back to
the things I crave
The smell of sweat mixed
with gasoline
Float in the cab
like a violent dream
Breath fog up
but the night too clean
Like the world itself tryin'
not to be seen
Sometimes I think I'm drivin'
through me
Potholes feel like autopsy
Every mile a memory
Every turn a prophecy
Should've healed by now
But the shakes disagree
Tap the wheel once
Feel the pulse twice
Street hum roll
like a set of dice
Blood pressure rise
Vision slice
Saw myself in
the rearview cold,
precise
Redlines flashin' mind
on the edge
Heart beat climb
like it's walkin' a ledge
Breath run thin thoughts cut
like a wedge
If I break right
now I break forever,
no hedge
Pulse heavy
from the passenger side
Like a secret
buried under pride
Sweat on the hands
tell a different ride
Where fear sits close
and refuses to hide
Breath gets jagged
when the memories bite
Tension in the wheel
when you steer too tight
Road look cursed
by another night
Shadow on your face
when you lose your sight
Knuckles throb steady
with every turn
Old wounds flare
like they never learn
Heartbeat spike till
your insides burn
War in the
breath you churn
You ain't alone in
the places you roam
But the battle inside you
still call you home
Sometimes I think I'm
two men deep
One wide awake,
one half asleep
One hold steady,
one cuts steep
One plays shepherd,
one plays sheep
But both feel tired
bones too weak
Yeahhh
Redlines fade direction blur
But the heartbeat stays loud
as ever
If the road remember me
Am I still here.
Or just a shadow
drivin' someone else's fear.