Car Owner Virus

original song by alte_engel [INTRO] Engines idle, warning lights glow City breathing slow-mo Fuel signs flicker, red on black Whole world stuck, can’t roll back [VERSE 1] They knew what they were doing Another engineered crisis in your face Engines choke, yeah the system broke Yeah, right Empty tank, fumes and hope Pumps run dry, numbers spike Walking roads we used to drive [VERSE 2] Queue stretch long round the block again Radio lies through the static lens Swipe decline, price too high Watch your weekend pass you by [VERSE 3 — Harry Mack style (fuel queues)] Freestyle flow in a fuel line maze Two hundred cars deep in a heatwave haze Meter tickin’, people flippin’, fumes in the air Tank on E but I’m holdin’ will From the curb to the pump I’m speakin’ truth [CHORUS] You are the virus They want to erase Car owner virus, stuck in the lane Running on fumes, feeling the strain Turn the key but nothing ignites Trying to give you sleepless nights Car owner virus, gridlocked mind Chasing a road we can’t quite find But hope’s a spark they can’t erase Even locked in time and place [VERSE 4] Trying to survive, dreams on hold Future sold, story told Keep that spark, don’t let go Even when the tank runs low [VERSE 5] Big talk flying over your head Jet trails while you walk instead Smile for screens, play your role Don’t be a fool This is about control [CHORUS] You are the virus They want to erase Car owner virus, stuck in the lane Running on fumes, feeling the strain Turn the key but nothing ignites Trying to give you sleepless nights Car owner virus, gridlocked mind Chasing a road we can’t quite find But hope’s a spark they can’t erase Even locked in time and place [BRIDGE] They say it’s just how it goes Supply chains, highs and lows But every pattern leaves a trace Another engineered crisis In your face [OUTRO] Engines quiet, but not the will Something moves beneath it still When the road comes back to life We remember who we are inside