Chasing the Apex

Out on the grid,

I hold my breath

Hands on the wheel,

heart in my chest I chased the perfect line through dirty air

Counting every corner like a prayer

Green lights calling me to go

But I can feel the limit getting close

One more lap and I'm right there I can taste it in

the heat

Tell myself, stay calm,

stay clean

Don't let the moment

pull my feet I was so close to the

flag, I could see my name

Then the world turned over

in a second of flame

If I fall, let it hurt,

let it ring

I'll come back, I'll come back,

I'll come back again In the gravel of my thoughts I slide

Helmet full of silence,

open eyes

They say the margin's just a breath

But it can take your whole season in the end Carbon and

smoke in my mouth

A red light in my ribs I count to four,

I stand somehow

I won't stay where I skid

Put me back on the track,

let me learn the pain

Every bruise is a note in the

brake refrain

I can start from the pits and still climb

Watch me, watch me,

watch me in time I was so close to the flag,

I could see my name

Then the world turned over in a second of flame

Now I rise, let it hurt,

let it sing I'm back on it,

I'm back on it,

I'm back at the top again

Not every lap is gold But I'm still here,

still whole Hands on the wheel,

eyes

ahead

Back at the top,

again