Neon Wasteland

Left my heart in a parking lot, Drenched in stolen beer, and bad decisions. Drove 800 miles just to feel alive Never good at committing to each other Windows down the smell of the Louisiana air reminds me of you,
Gas station coffee and nicotine thoughts.
I swore I’d quit, I swore I’d call,
But I just keep driving till all of the painful thoughts of you — Falls. Away. I left your name in the rearview mirror, Along with the life I said I’d build here. Every mile’s just a new excuse, To outrun myself and my overdue truths. Oh, Louisiana Cumslut, you chewed me up, Spit me out in headlights and salty tears. You left your name tattooed on my tongue and my car full of your cigarette smoke Dollar store flowers, a tank running low, A playlist full of songs I wish I didn’t know. Leaving your voice in a drunken voicemail, I swear I meant every word till I sobered up. Somewhere between love and a reckless derail, I lost myself when I lost your trust. Oh, Louisiana Cumslut, you chewed me up, Spit me out in headlights and salty tears. You left your name tattooed on my tongue, and a car full of your cigarettes smoke Maybe I never knew how to love, Maybe I only know how to run away. Baby I’m nothing more than a bad excuse, For a song that no one will ever hear. Oh, Louisiana, you chewed me up!
Spit me out in the headlights and dust!
Maybe I was never enough!
Maybe I was never enough!

In the morning, mist turns to dew, On the fields, a touch so true. From the rivers, a gentle sigh, Evaporation reaching high. [Verse 2] Sunshine warms the rolling hills, Tiny droplets dance with thrills. Up they rise to meet the sky, Forming clouds where dreams can fly.

Verse 1) The streets are glowing in toxic green, Underneath a broken machine. City's heartbeat skips a beat, Dying souls on plastic streets. The skyline screams in electric pain, Wires twist like a noose again. Neon angels with crooked smiles, Selling dreams in digital aisles. (Pre-Chorus) We're just shadows under burning skies, Choking on the truth and corporate lies. (Chorus) Welcome to the neon wasteland, Where the broken dreams and the damned stand. Underneath the lights, we fade away, Dancing in the glow of our decay. Welcome to the neon wasteland, A shattered kingdom built by dead hands. In the end, there’s nothing left to say, We burn it down and light the way. (Verse 2) Billboards blinking a hollow creed, Buy your soul, it's all you need. Skyscrapers pierce the smog-filled air, While the masses drown in their despair. Synthetic love in a plastic haze, Trapped in the glow of yesterday’s blaze. The future’s dead, but we still pretend, Counting down to the bitter end. (Pre-Chorus) We’re just ghosts lost in the afterglow, Fading fast, but we don’t let it show. (Chorus) Welcome to the neon wasteland, Where the broken dreams and the damned stand. Underneath the lights, we fade away, Dancing in the glow of our decay. Welcome to the neon wasteland, A shattered kingdom built by dead hands. In the end, there’s nothing left to say, We burn it down and light the way. (Bridge) Static screams on the radio, A dying voice in the undertow. We march in step, we toe the line, But we’re running out of borrowed time. (Outro) So light the match and take my hand, We’ll paint the sky and take a stand. Through the ash and twisted steel, We’ll find the spark that makes us real. (Final Chorus) Welcome to the neon wasteland, Where the broken dreams and the damned stand. Underneath the lights, we fade away, Dancing in the glow of our decay. Welcome to the neon wasteland, This is the end of the master plan. We’ll burn it down, we’ll break the chain, And build a world from the remains.