Midnight Mike's

    Underground Radio

    Off Air
    Lyrics
    Engine idles in the dark, the dashboard glow tells my story,
    Same 9-5, same hell-hole, chasing someone else’s glory.
    On a road nobody drew, I’d been driftin’ on autopilot,
    Clocking time, counting paychecks, buried dreams in the high-rises.
    Then I bump into an old friend under neon diner lights,
    He’s grinnin’ like the chains broke off, his eyes lit up with fight.
    Said he quit his job last week—walked away from his cage,
    Found himself on the other side, now he’s starring his own page.
    And I pull off the lot, his words burnin’ into my brain,
    Wonderin’ if I’m livin’ or just sleep-walkin’ in this game.
    
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Drivin’ down this road I made, no more debt to pay
    Voices in my rear-view fading, forging my own way
    Quit the clock, quit the grind, quit the games they play
    Break the chain, let the flame rise, watch that darkness slay
    Quit the job, quit the mask—I’m finding my own day
    
    (Yeah) Wheels spin, engine hum, midnight thoughts collide
    Sittin’ in my car, questionin’ where my heart resides
    Old friend found his freedom—said he finally realized
    What’s important, what’s true, cut the tether, cut the lies
    Now I’m stuck between the everyday and the wildfire in my eyes
    Wonderin’ if I’ll quit or keep the shackles tied
    
    Leather seats hold my weight as radio plays static rain,
    Streetlights flicker like the years I wasted in the same chain.
    He told me “Man, I don’t wake up haunted by what’s next,
    I wake up free, breathin’ deep, ain’t livin’ someone else’s text.”
    And I rewind the memory, pull his laughter from my mind,
    That info’s heavy in the silence, got me questionin’ my grind.
    So I grip that wheel like it’s both my burden and my key,
    And I ask myself: will I stay safe or will I finally be me?
    
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Drivin’ down this road I made, no more debt to pay
    Voices in my rear-view fading, forging my own way
    Quit the clock, quit the grind, quit the games they play
    Break the chain, let the flame rise, watch that darkness slay
    Quit the job, quit the mask—I’m finding my own day
    
    Cold sweat on the wheel, half heart in the rear-view,
    All the years I sold myself for dreams I didn’t pursue.
    He’s out there walkin’ tall, sun knocking at his door,
    While I’m stuck in this idling frame, ready to burn the floor.
    Do I step off the ledge or stay shacked in the fold?
    Do I flip the coin or watch the silver turn to gold?
    He found his truth in the quiet dawn’s breath,
    Now I’m sittin’ here, caught between who I was and who I could be next.
    
    Midnight confessions to a metal shell, my car becomes the chapel,
    Prayin’ for the courage to crash the trial I’ve been livin’ like a sample.
    I imagine the key turnin’ off the name tag, the tie, the daily spin,
    Lockin’ the door on the ghost of who I was, let the new story begin.
    The engine purrs like a beast waitin’ for its cue to break free,
    My friend’s silhouette fades in the street-light—his freedom’s a mirror to me.
    So I take a breath, press the pedal, feel the tremor under my hands,
    Maybe I quit today… or maybe I just understand that I can.
    
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Light that match, I’m burnin’ away
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    I choose my path, I make my own way
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Fear be damned, I claim what I’ve craved
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    It’s now or never, I’m done with the haze
    I Quit Today

    I Quit Today

    AaronLiveOnline

    from Rust & Gold

    Lyrics
    Engine idles in the dark, the dashboard glow tells my story,
    Same 9-5, same hell-hole, chasing someone else’s glory.
    On a road nobody drew, I’d been driftin’ on autopilot,
    Clocking time, counting paychecks, buried dreams in the high-rises.
    Then I bump into an old friend under neon diner lights,
    He’s grinnin’ like the chains broke off, his eyes lit up with fight.
    Said he quit his job last week—walked away from his cage,
    Found himself on the other side, now he’s starring his own page.
    And I pull off the lot, his words burnin’ into my brain,
    Wonderin’ if I’m livin’ or just sleep-walkin’ in this game.
    
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Drivin’ down this road I made, no more debt to pay
    Voices in my rear-view fading, forging my own way
    Quit the clock, quit the grind, quit the games they play
    Break the chain, let the flame rise, watch that darkness slay
    Quit the job, quit the mask—I’m finding my own day
    
    (Yeah) Wheels spin, engine hum, midnight thoughts collide
    Sittin’ in my car, questionin’ where my heart resides
    Old friend found his freedom—said he finally realized
    What’s important, what’s true, cut the tether, cut the lies
    Now I’m stuck between the everyday and the wildfire in my eyes
    Wonderin’ if I’ll quit or keep the shackles tied
    
    Leather seats hold my weight as radio plays static rain,
    Streetlights flicker like the years I wasted in the same chain.
    He told me “Man, I don’t wake up haunted by what’s next,
    I wake up free, breathin’ deep, ain’t livin’ someone else’s text.”
    And I rewind the memory, pull his laughter from my mind,
    That info’s heavy in the silence, got me questionin’ my grind.
    So I grip that wheel like it’s both my burden and my key,
    And I ask myself: will I stay safe or will I finally be me?
    
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Drivin’ down this road I made, no more debt to pay
    Voices in my rear-view fading, forging my own way
    Quit the clock, quit the grind, quit the games they play
    Break the chain, let the flame rise, watch that darkness slay
    Quit the job, quit the mask—I’m finding my own day
    
    Cold sweat on the wheel, half heart in the rear-view,
    All the years I sold myself for dreams I didn’t pursue.
    He’s out there walkin’ tall, sun knocking at his door,
    While I’m stuck in this idling frame, ready to burn the floor.
    Do I step off the ledge or stay shacked in the fold?
    Do I flip the coin or watch the silver turn to gold?
    He found his truth in the quiet dawn’s breath,
    Now I’m sittin’ here, caught between who I was and who I could be next.
    
    Midnight confessions to a metal shell, my car becomes the chapel,
    Prayin’ for the courage to crash the trial I’ve been livin’ like a sample.
    I imagine the key turnin’ off the name tag, the tie, the daily spin,
    Lockin’ the door on the ghost of who I was, let the new story begin.
    The engine purrs like a beast waitin’ for its cue to break free,
    My friend’s silhouette fades in the street-light—his freedom’s a mirror to me.
    So I take a breath, press the pedal, feel the tremor under my hands,
    Maybe I quit today… or maybe I just understand that I can.
    
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Light that match, I’m burnin’ away
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    I choose my path, I make my own way
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    Fear be damned, I claim what I’ve craved
    Motha Fucka, I quit today!
    It’s now or never, I’m done with the haze
    Iron in the Amen

    Iron in the Amen

    AaronLiveOnline