THE HOLLOW CAW - MOTOR RUNNING, SOUL DEAD

MOTOR RUNNING, SOUL DEAD *[Intro]* Yeah... Grey sky Cold road Blacktop Heavy load Motor running... Soul dead. *[Verse 1]* Two in the morning, I don't wanna go home Phone keep ringing, I leave that shit alone Tank full of gasoline, head full of ghosts Everybody want the truth, I don't give 'em close Black gloves, black helmet, black night Headlight cuttin' through the dead light Smoke rollin' off when I crack that throttle Heart got colder when I hit that bottle I lost some brothers, I lost some love Lost my faith somewhere above Lost myself somewhere in between Everything I wanted and everything I've seen Mama said, "Son, you don't look right" I said, "I'm fine," then I left that night Ain't nobody coming when the engine dies Ain't nobody knows what a rider hides *[Hook]* Motor running Soul dead Black smoke Eyes red Helmet on Cold bed Ride all night Can't forget Brother gone Number dead Still got words Never said Motor running Soul dead Motor running Soul dead *[Verse 2]* I know that road where the memorial stands Flowers in the dirt, bottle in the hands Name on a cross, rain on the stone Everybody leaves but I still ride home I can hear his pipes when the night gets still Hear that old laugh somewhere over the hill Turn around quick, ain't nobody there Just another ghost hanging in the air We used to talk about getting old Now I'm getting older and the story's cold His jacket still smells like smoke and rain Funny how memories don't know your name I don't pray much, but I talk to the dead Sometimes at night when I'm losing my head "Brother, if you hear me, give me a sign" Engine starts coughing right on time *[Hook]* Motor running Soul dead Black smoke Eyes red Helmet on Cold bed Ride all night Can't forget Brother gone Number dead Still got words Never said Motor running Soul dead Motor running Soul dead *[Verse 3]* I got scars underneath this leather Some from roads, some from bad weather Some from women, some from war Some from shit I can't explain anymore Everybody sees the machine Nobody sees what the rider's seen Chrome don't shine when the heart goes black And you can't outrun what's riding on your back I been drinking to forget names Smoking just to kill pain Riding just to hear something louder Than the voice inside my brain Grey day Grey road Grey face Heavy load I tell myself I'm getting better Then I burn another cigarette in bad weather *[Bridge]* Don't ask me where I've been Don't ask me what I saw Don't ask me why I ride I don't know anymore Maybe I'm chasing freedom Maybe I'm running from it Maybe every mile I ride Just gives me time to become it *[Verse 4]* I seen good men turn bitter Seen strong hearts break Seen brothers disappear For one stupid mistake Seen a woman pack her bags While the motor sat outside Seen a grown man cry alone Then wipe his face before he rides That's the part nobody talks about When the parking lot empties out When the laughter dies And the bar lights dim When you got nobody left But the ghosts you carry with him So I kick that starter Let the whole block shake Let the 808 rattle Let the damn ground quake If I'm gonna break I'ma break moving If I'm gonna hurt I'ma keep cruising *[Final Hook]* Motor running Soul dead Black smoke Eyes red Helmet on Cold bed Ride all night Can't forget Brother gone Number dead Still got words Never said Motor running Soul dead Motor running Soul dead *[Outro]* Grey sky... Cold road... One more mile... One more ghost... Motor running... Soul dead. Still riding. Still breathing. Don't know why. #horrorcore #darkphonk #industrialmetal