[Verse 1]
Street‑heat rising, pulse in the steel
White lines bending under chrome‑bright wheels
Dashlight flicker like a countdown spark
Every breath pushing me out of the dark
Shadows try to follow but they fall behind
Gravity breaks when I make up my mind
Threshold humming like a prophecy drum
Eighty‑eight calling — and I don’t play numb

[Pre‑Chorus]
I feel the pull
I feel the break
The world tilts open
When the engines wake

[Chorus]
Eighty‑eight and gone —
I burn the past in a trail of fire
Eighty‑eight and gone —
No map, no fear, no tethered desire
Eighty‑eight and gone —
The night can’t hold what I’ve become
Eighty‑eight and gone —
I hit the line and I don’t look back at anyone

[Verse 2]
Cold wind twisting through the metal frame
Time shakes loose when I whisper its name
Road starts folding like a memory sheet
Old ghosts vanish in the heat‑beat beat
Sky cracks open with a silver roar
Every mile tearing off the skin I wore
No more waiting for a sign to appear
Eighty‑eight rising — and the way is clear

[Pre‑Chorus]
I feel the pull
I feel the break
The world tilts open
When the engines wake

[Chorus]
Eighty‑eight and gone —
I burn the past in a trail of fire
Eighty‑eight and gone —
No map, no fear, no tethered desire
Eighty‑eight and gone —
The night can’t hold what I’ve become
Eighty‑eight and gone —
I hit the line and I don’t look back at anyone

[Bridge]
Twin sparks rising
Road unwinding
Future finding
What I’m designing
Heatwave bending
Limits ending
Pulse ascending
No pretending

[Final Chorus]
Eighty‑eight and gone —
I tear the clock from the hands of fate
Eighty‑eight and gone —
The world breaks open when I accelerate
Eighty‑eight and gone —
The past dissolves in the fire I run
Eighty‑eight and gone —
I cross the line and become the one‑to‑come