BLACKOUT

**[Intro]** *(soft, distant, almost whispered over tape hiss and shimmering guitars)* There's something beautiful about a city after midnight... When every window becomes another star, And every empty road feels like it was waiting for you. No names... no noise... no expectations. Just headlights... heartbeat... and the moment before everything disappears. --- **[Verse 1]** The engine hums like it's saying my name, Streetlights drip like they're melting in the rain. Every yellow line stretches into forever, Like the night keeps whispering, *"Stay a little longer."* The dashboard glows with a tired blue light, Old cassette spinning through another sleepless night. I cracked the window just enough to breathe, Let the cold air steal what's left of me. Every billboard flickers, every shadow moves, The city's wearing someone else's shoes. I'm chasing echoes down these vacant streets, Trying to outrun the version that was me. --- **[Pre-Chorus]** Every heartbeat gets a little louder, Every memory turns into static. If the world forgets my name tonight... Maybe that's enough. --- **[Chorus]** **BLACKOUT...** let the skyline fall apart. Paint the constellations over every broken heart. Turn the neon into oceans I can drown inside, Where every scar reflects like city lights. **BLACKOUT...** leave the morning far behind. I don't wanna wake up if the darkness feels this bright. If I disappear between the moon and all these clouds, You'll find me somewhere... inside the blackout. --- **[Verse 2]** Every overpass remembers where I've been, Graffiti walls know every place I've hidden. The rearview mirror holds a ghost I used to know, But every mile makes him harder to recognize. Telephone poles blur into cathedral spires, Power lines sing like forgotten choirs. The whole sky shakes beneath electric blue, Like heaven's trying to break itself in two. I hear my footsteps in the empty parking lots, Talking to the silence like it still responds. Funny how the quiet can become so loud, When you're the only heartbeat left around. --- **[Bridge]** *(instrumental slowly exploding into massive shoegaze wall)* If the lights go out... don't turn them back on. I finally see everything I couldn't in the sun. The stars aren't falling... We're just driving closer. Maybe every ending Was another way home. *(Huge wall of feedback, soaring harmonies, distorted guitars swelling)* --- **[Final Chorus]** **BLACKOUT...** every color starts to bleed. The universe is blooming in the cracks beneath my feet. Every broken signal becomes a melody, Every silent prayer finally reaches me. **BLACKOUT...** let the whole world disappear. Nothing left to hide from, nothing left to fear. If tomorrow finds the places I can't be... Tell the sunrise not to wait for me. --- **[Outro]** *(softly fading into tape hiss and feedback)* The city's asleep... The headlights fade... The radio stops... But somehow... The night keeps singing. **BLACKOUT...** *(feedback slowly dissolves into silence)*