LYRICS:

Verse 1:

The wind cuts through the sky, carrying truth and dust tonight

My hands are shaking softly, but I won’t give up the fight

There’s a shadow right behind me, like a debt I never paid

And every step along this road feels like a promise I betrayed

Pre-Chorus:

But my heart is a drum

that refuses to fall

And the night tries to break me

but I’m stronger than it all

Chorus:

There’s fire on the dust road

and I’ve got nothing left to lose

The moon is staring at me like a judge

but I sing louder than my wounds

Oh, fire on the dust road

and my spirit never breaks

Verse 2:

Got an old blues in my bloodstream, and a secret in my bones

Every scar becomes a story, every story carves a throne

The town is breathing restless, hears my footsteps drawing near

And fate begins to rumble like a bassline made of fear

Pre-Chorus (variant):

There’s no peace in the silence

only truth I have to face

And my voice rises higher

like a storm that won’t erase

Chorus:

There’s fire on the dust road

and I’ve got nothing left to lose

The moon is staring at me like a judge

but I sing louder than my wounds

Oh, fire on the dust road

and my spirit never breaks

**(Instrumental Solo (muted trumpet + tremolo guitar, smoky jazz noir, 12–16 bars)**

Bridge (jazz noir, whispered):

If the world tries to drown me

let it try all it can

I’ve got a flame inside me

burning brighter than their plans

And a destiny that calls me

from a far-off desert land

Final Chorus (bigger, more soul):

There’s fire on the dust road

and I’ve got nothing left to lose

My voice is lightning in the dark

and no one’s putting out that fuse

Oh, fire on the dust road

as long as I breathe, I never break