Sorry not sorry

Lyrics

Intro Two lanes out past the city hum Tape deck warm, my pulse the drum Night air tastes like gasoline Driving till the dark goes clean Verse 1 You called me hurtful words when I was thin She left me for rust to settle in Said my light was wearing out Now you hear me in the crowd Static calls from your hometown Dial tone prayers, I don’t slow down The girl I chased stopped making sound Since I learned to leave the ground Pre-Chorus Every mile I temper steel Every mile you miss the real I don’t stop for old appeals Just my hands on the wheel Chorus Called me hurtful words — now you’re gone She left me for rust — now you’re stuck in the dust As I shine like gold — you’re off track Look at me now — you’re fading back Fading back, fading back Too late now — you’re fading back Verse 2 You had front row to my fall Took notes when I hit the wall Now I’m ten out of ten, standing tall Your number’s blocked, I don’t recall I found a place past the phone lines Where the fire paints the pines We move slow, we draw designs You’re still checking old signs Sexy Chorus I know you watch me — I don’t care what you do I just dance around the firelight, burning blue Your eyes on my skin — but I’m moving right through Too bright to hold now — what you gonna do? What you gonna do, what you gonna do? I’m glowing quiet — nothing left for you Bridge Now you’re unhappy, stuck in the dust of rust As I sharpen my golden blade, cut through the dusk Out here the sky opens wide and deep We sway close where the embers leap You wanted silence, couldn’t keep Platinum you traded cheap Thought I’d break, but I don’t bend This is where the old me ends Breakdown (Spoken, soft) You wrote me off in pencil lead Now your name’s the line I never read I’m sold out rooms, you’re in your head I found the quiet where the loud ones bled Verse 3 Billboards peel, but I stay clean Every breath’s a new routine You bet on my fall, lost the scene Now your radio’s stuck between I learned peace in open space Where the fire knows my face No more armor, no more chase Just the wind keeping pace Final Chorus Called me hurtful words — now you’re gone She left me for rust — now you’re stuck in the dust As I shine like gold — you’re off track Look at me now — you’re fading back Fading back, fading back Too late now — you’re fading back Sexy Chorus Reprise I know you watch me — I don’t care what you do I just dance around the firelight, burning blue Your eyes on my skin — but I’m moving right through Too bright to hold now — what you gonna do? Outro Long road leads to a special place Watching stars leave no trace Dancing flames, fire’s grace Golden blade sets my pace Platinum runs through my veins You’re just static in the rain I’m number one in my own name Drive away without the pain