Lyrics
I-71's a dead circuit board at a quarter 'til four.
Got the coolant smell baked in the vinyl of the door.
I'm running the lines, getting the timing belt tight,
For the speech I've been grinding since you went quiet last night.
[Chorus]
I'm the king of this car, I'm the ghost in this smoke,
Got the perfect last word right before the heart broke.
[Verse 2]
Gonna talk about pressure, the shear and the strain,
How a hairline fracture will spider in the rain.
You'll say "Leo, you're twisting it," and I'll say "No, Maja, I'm not,"
It's a clean damn incision, it's the best shot I've got.
[Bridge]
But the key's in the lock and the floorboards don't groan,
Just the furnace condenser kicking on with a moan.
And your note on the counter says "Pierogies are hot."
[Chorus]
I'm the king of this car, I'm the ghost in this smoke,
Got the perfect last word right before the heart broke.
[Outro]
My knuckles are white on a wrench I'm not holding.
Just standing here cold in the silence I wanted.
About Gantry Shine
Born in the shadow of Cleveland's steel mills, Gantry Shine (born Leo Kowalski) still works a three-day week at a metal stamping plant. The other four days, he plugs in a beat-up Teisco guitar and turns the noise, grit, and defiant pride of the American Rust Belt into blistering garage-rock. His songs are for anyone who's ever had to choose between staying and leaving. He still lives in the same…
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