067 Read the Dial
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clutch half down cold light thin road
first gear dragging with a heavy load
some launch clean with a little more torque
born in second less weight in tow
i watched the rpm needle climb
earned my motion a second at a time
foot to the floor but the ground came slow
same old distance louder whine
there's a point where the sound outruns
what the wheels can really take
call it what you want
the block will call it strain
read the dial
read the dial
wrong gear more heat same mile
one more push and the gauge turns red
i ease off the throttle watch their taillights burn
some roads just swallow the ones who push too long
the engine told me before i did
high gear hum light hand on the wheel
no big drama just a steadier pull
when the road kicks up i let it slow
clear the bend then let it go
nothing holy nothing grand
just knowing what the engine can
some call it less some call it tame
i call it range
some hear peace like a stalledout room
need the needle climbing to outrun the gloom
so they hunt one more gear one more scream
chrome ambition in a heathazed dream
some just chase the taillights ahead
mirror their shift caught in their slipstream
not wrong not right
just running dark with no headlights
nobody knows their own displacement
we guess ourselves in borrowed increments
read the dial
read the dial
same road new gear longer mile
couldn't tell the difference for a while
i keep my pace watch their taillights disappear
some roads just run dry before the curve
i just didn't want to run out of road
no hero turn
no final proof
just the right gear
and the dashboard goes quiet
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