Belanglo Shadows

[Verse 1]
Dust on the dash
Map folded
Stained
Pine trunks crowding
Sky leaking rain
Ute lights carving
A tunnel of gold
Her fingers shaking
On her coat
Too cold

[Chorus]
“I’m frightened
” she says
Eyes on the rearview glass
Every tree looks closer
As the daylight slips so fast
“I’m frightened
Driving this far
Into all these twisted trees”
He laughs and says
“You’re frightened?
I’ve gotta drive out of here alone from these”

[Verse 2]
Road turns to gravel
Phone’s got no bars
His hands loose and easy
Like he’s steering stars
Wind eats the radio
Leaves scrape the side
She counts her heartbeats
He just drives
And drives

[Chorus]
“I’m frightened
” she says
Voice thin as the evening air
Every bend feels steeper
Like the forest’s pulling her there
“I’m frightened
Going this deep
With just you and these broken roads”
He smiles
“You’re frightened?
I’ve gotta drive out of here alone”

[Bridge]
Dark comes quicker
When you’re watching it fall
When you’re watching his knuckles
And the line of his jaw
Every joke lands heavy
Every word weighs more
Every shadow’s a story
You don’t want to explore

[Chorus]
“I’m frightened
” she says
Hand pressed hard to the door
Every breath sounds louder
Than the engine’s tired roar
“I’m frightened
This far in
With the world already gone”
He mutters
“You’re frightened?
I’m the one driving back alone”