[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Low Engine Hum, Wind FX, Soft Organ Pad]
Easy now…
(Might wanna slow it down)
[Muted Guitar Arpeggio, Light Hi-Hat Tick]
There’s a warning sign
(About crossing the line)
[Instrumental Build – Bass Pulse, Rising Synth, Snare Roll]
[Verse 1]
Cruisin’ fast
(Like we’re built to last)
White lines flash
(Future in the past)
Hands on the wheel
(But the mind slipped away, ay, ay)
Missed the “for real”
(Unaware it’s today)
[Pre-Chorus]
Yellow sign
(Bend ahead)
Too much pride
(Full speed instead)
[Chorus]
There’s a curve in the road
(That truth’s now old)
Best consider the load
(Or lose control)
Feel the “mines” explode
(Hear the story unfold)
There’s a curve in the road—
Take it slow
[Instrumental Break – Guitar Lead, Organ Swell, Tight Drum Groove]
[Verse 2]
Foot to the floor
(Chasin’ one more mile)
Can’t see the shore (shore, sure)
Turned up the dial
(Through denial)
Dashboard glow
(Blinkin’ red)
What we know
(Left unsaid)
[Bridge]
Guardrail gleam
(In the night)
Flash of steel
(Flash of insight)
Skid and spark
(Choice to make)
Turn the wheel
(Or feel it break)
[Instrumental Extended Jam]
[Guitar Solo — melodic, then angular]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass]
[Drums Half-Time Breakdown → Full Surge]
[Chorus]
There’s a curve in the road
(And the truth’s been told)
Better lighten the load
(Or lose control)
Feel the weight we towed
(Finally unfold)
There’s a curve in the road—
Take it slow
[Breakdown – Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Momentum lies
(It always does)
But gravity decides
(Just because)
Every bend
(Is a chance to choose)
Win the turn
(Or blow the fuse)
[Instrumental Build – Engine Rev Sync’d to Bass Pulse]
[Outro]
Ease the wheel
(Feel the ground)
Find the balance
(Safe and sound)
Round the bend
(Still intact)
Learn the lesson
(No impact)
[Soft Organ Fade, Distant Tire-on-Gravel Sound]
Slow it down…
(Turn it around)
From the album “Wayward“