(yeah)
(midnight breathing)

The city fades in the rearview slow
Tires sing what I already know
I talk big when the sun’s around
But night don’t let me talk it down

Every mile peels another layer
I act tough, but I’m paper thin under pressure
I swear I’m fine, I swear I’m good
But the dark hears what daylight never could

When the noise dies down inside
That’s when I lose the place to hide

When the road gets quiet, so do the lies
Everything real starts coming alive
All the things I bury in daylight
Come crashing in under neon skies
I outrun it all till the silence hits
Then I feel every inch of it
Yeah I look strong till the truth ignites
When the road gets quiet

Hands at ten and two, heart at war
Trying not to feel what I felt before
Every sign says keep it moving on
But the weight gets heavier the longer I run

I built walls out of “I’m okay”
Learned how to smile my doubts away
But there’s no crowd, no alibi
When it’s just me and the white lines

I can’t drown it out this time
The silence knows my name

When the road gets quiet, so do the lies
Everything real starts coming alive
All the things I bury in daylight
Come crashing in under neon skies
I outrun it all till the silence hits
Then I feel every inch of it
Yeah I look strong till the truth ignites
When the road gets quiet

Maybe this is where healing starts
When you stop pretending you’re not torn apart
I don’t need answers tonight
Just need the courage to face my mind

If this pain’s the cost of being real
Then maybe this is how I heal
I won’t flinch, I won’t fight
I’ll sit with it in the headlights

When the road gets quiet, so do the lies
I see myself with open eyes
No distractions, no alibis
Just truth laid bare under passing lights
I’ve been strong, but I’ve been numb
I’ve been running from who I was
Yeah tonight I don’t deny it
When the road gets quiet

(yeah)
Just me and the lines
(midnight)