The Last Lap

They don't know the reaper, don't know my name

I can feel the heat, I can taste the fear
The finish line is getting so damn near
But there's no checkered flag for what I've done
Just another war to be lost or won

One more corner, one more scar
Reach for heaven from this racing car
I'm burning bright, I'm fading fast
This is the lap that's gonna be my last
I'm not a hero, I'm a ghost
The one they fear, the one they toast
I sold my soul for gasoline
To be the king of this damn machine

The g-force pins me, a nail in my grave
The engine's roaring, a beast I can't save
The smell of burning, the sting of smoke
This is the pact, this is the joke
My knuckles whitened, my vision's blurred
Every shriek of metal, a forgotten word
They call it madness, I call it fate
I'm running out of road, it's getting late

The fire's in my chest, the devil's in my wheel
This is the only way I know to feel
The crowd is screaming, a distant sound
As I'm spinning this coffin 'round and 'round

One more corner, one more scar
Reach for heaven from this racing car
I'm burning bright, I'm fading fast
This is the lap that's gonna be my last
I'm not a hero, I'm a ghost
The one they fear, the one they toast
I sold my soul for gasoline
To be the king of this damn machine

The black flag's waving!
GO!
My bones are breaking!
GO!
The speed is all I know!
GO!
This is my final show!
 LET ME GO!

[Final Chorus - Maximum power, held notes, full intensity]
ONE MORE CORNER! ONE MORE SCAR!
REACH FOR HEAVEN! FROM THIS RACING CAR!
I'M BURNING BRIGHT, I'M FADING FAST!
THIS IS THE LAP THAT'S GONNA BE MY LAST!
I'M NOT A HERO! I'M A GHOST!
THE ONE THEY FEAR, THE ONE THEY TOAST!
I SOLD MY SOUL FOR GASOLINE!
TO BE THE KING!
OF THIS DAMN MACHINE!

The king of this... damn... machine...