Ride the Lightning Within

(Verse 1) No more standing at the threshold No more staring at the door I made the choice, I felt it break me— I won't question it anymore There's a fire in the engine There's a pressure in my chest If I slow down, I might remember Everything I never addressed (Pre-Chorus) So I tighten my grip And I fix my eyes ahead There's no room for hesitation When you've already left (Chorus) I ride the lightning within No brakes, no turning around If there's doubt in the distance I'm gonna burn it down Call it fate, call it fury Call it reckless control But I'd rather crash at full speed Than never move at all (Verse 2) Two forces pulling at me But I've learned to make them heel If I dominate the chaos I won't have to feel what's real Black and white, I drive them forward No surrender, no delay If I keep them both in motion They won't tear me half away (Pre-Chorus) There's a war underneath it But I won't let it rise If I outrun the question I don't have to decide (Chorus) I ride the lightning within Tightrope over the void Every second I'm moving Is a second I'm not destroyed Call it strength, call it power Call it what you need— But I'm holding this together With velocity (Bridge — crack in the system) What happens when the road runs out? What happens when I can't outrun The echo of the fracture The shadow of what I've become? I don't have time to answer I don't have space to see— (build, almost desperate) If I stop… what catches up to me? (Final Chorus — huge, unstable triumph) I ride the lightning within Faster than I can think If I stay in the motion I won't feel the brink Call it will, call it survival Call it destiny— (shift — raw honesty breaking through) …but I don't know if I'm driving or it's driving me (Outro — engine fading, unresolved) Don't slow down… Don't— (cut)