Walk You Down the Line

[Кіріспе] [Distorted bass slide, sharp snare crack] [Two clipped palm-muted guitar stabs] [Full syncopated riff] [Куплет 1] You punched your card at half past ten The ceiling blinked, then everything went black I raised my flashlight, waved you in Down the spiral, keep your wheels on track The barrier arms stay flat across the lane I shout, “hold position—leave a little space” Your headlights crawl along the painted curve While dust comes down around the concrete place [Қайырма] Keep rolling slow, i’ll guide you through One beam, one lane, i’m watching you The exit’s shut, the release won’t move I’ve got you here—keep rolling through [Куплет 2] A sedan’s stalled beside the yellow stripe A van is blocking half the turning space I knock the manual box against my palm The jammed release won’t give an inch of grace You crack the window, ask if we’re all clear I point the flashlight toward the lower bend “Stay with me; don’t pass the painted line” I’ll walk you down and bring you round again [Қайырма] Keep rolling slow, i’ll guide you through One beam, one lane, i’m watching you The exit’s shut, the release won’t move I’ve got you here—keep rolling through [Guitar solo] [Көпір] My hand is sore, the metal latch still sticks A hundred engines wait behind the bars You call your name; i call the next car down We take it turn by turn, one mark at a time [Қайырма] Keep rolling slow, i’ll guide you through One beam, one lane, i’m watching you The exit’s shut, the release won’t move I’ve got you here—keep rolling through [Аутро] One beam—keep moving Arms down—keep moving Gate jammed—keep moving I’ll walk you through