Feral Man

Verse

Rattlesnake grin in the desert glare

Dust in my lungs, blood in my eyes

Venom dreams in a mason jar

Every promise I ever broke survived

Sunbeat truth til it cracked and bent

Shadows crawl where the vultures land

I learned real quick what the heat will take

And what it turns a boy into—a man

Pre-chorus

No hands on me, no voice to save

I hit the gas when the world says brake

Chorus

I drink fire, I run wild, no chains on me

No badge, no crown, no gods I see

I drive like hell’s got a debt to pay

Redline heart on a dead-end way

If freedom’s sin, I’m guilty still

I live by nerve, I die by will

Break every rule, burn every plan

I ain’t owned by law, I’m a feral man

Verse

Saltwater scars on my knuckles bleed

From hooks, from teeth, from broken glass

I love things mean that can poison me

Guess I always liked a risk that lasts

Engines scream when I hit that bend

Laughin’ loud while the tires cry

If I crash tonight, I’ll shake hands with death

Tell him, “Son, you can’t take my mind”

Pre-chorus

No hands on me, no voice to save

I hit the gas when the world says brake

Chorus

I drink fire, I run wild, no chains on me

No badge, no crown, no gods I see

I drive like hell’s got a debt to pay

Redline heart on a dead-end way

If freedom’s sin, I’m guilty still

I live by nerve, I die by will

Break every rule, burn every plan

I ain’t owned by law, I’m a feral man

Verse

I’ve been baptized in bad decisions

Midnight towns and motel sins

Every mirror shows a stranger now

With a crooked grin and a taste for wind

Friends fell off at the county line

Love stayed back where the safe lives are

I don’t chase peace, I chase the pull

Of a wide-open road and a long dark spark

Verse

Girl, I loved you, but love ain’t enough

When your soul won’t burn or bleed

I need a flame that can stand the rough

Eyes like war, heart like speed

I’m leavin’ towns, I’m leavin’ names

I’m leavin’ rings in the dust behind

Chasin’ someone who ain’t afraid

To lose it all just to feel alive

Bridge

No past, no leash, no safe return

Just open roads and lessons learned

If the world wants peace, I want the storm

I was born unbent, I’ll die unformed

Chorus

I drink fire, I run wild, no chains on me

No judge, no cell, no destiny

I break the rules like bones at play

Laughin’ while the sky turns gray

If freedom’s sin, I’m guilty still

I live by nerve, I die by will

Leave it all, let the ashes stand

I ain’t owned by love, I’m a feral man

Outro

Venom cold and whiskey warm

Throttle pinned through a thunderstorm

If there’s a line, I’ll cross it fast

Free don’t care how long it lasts