The Sound of Speed Lyrics

We are an endangered species you and I

We, lovers of speed

We devotees of power, performance, and noise

The evidence is everywhere

You and I are being squeezed out, pushed aside

And hunted down at every hairpin turn

And yet, there is hope

116 on the highway, never slow down on the byway

Never shy away from the pain or the blame

With one hand white knuckled on the wheel switching lanes

Shift down, headfirst, bad habits well versed

Wrong way forward into traffic at the very worst

Trippin' on the message while I'm counting all my blessings

Trying not to become wreckage but I gotta fix my clutch work

Blood sport, worldwide

Aggregated deicide

Pass around the blame while you worship the unsatisfied

Despondent slaughter, of your sons and daughters

But I know, how much we've lost along the way

Can't find the words to show, how everything we've sown

Is killing us slowly

Praise leads to lethargy then temptation leads to stress

Though my words may be a ministry my life is a mess

And I confess, that the gasoline infection burns in hindsight

But the sound of speed is loud enough

To cut right through the spite

Heel and toe, slow it down for a minute

The speed is gonna kill me though I don't want to admit it

Read my lips, I accept that I'm a hypocrite

But now I hear the sirens coming so I've gotta split

But I know, how much we've lost along the way

Can't find the words to show, how everything we've sown

Is killing us slowly