"high hopes"

[mannequin_skins]

with one hand at noon
the other on my thigh
on this road trip
i'm driving to die

turned off the headlights to make it harder to see
i should be wearing glasses at this time of evening

the stop signs dont
even mean a thing
red lights a car crash
at three in the morning
let go of the wheel
didn't have hold
my eyes were closed
this is how it goes

he wasn't drunk or asleep at the wheel
a father of three that i killed
lights off he couldn't spot me
smashed together head on
i rose from the pavement
realizing that i wasn't gone
it was the biggest mess id ever seen
for a mile we blocked the streets
kneeled over him while he bleeds
handed me a picture of the three
said tell them i love them please
it was the biggest waste id ever seen
closed his eyes and it was done
i was alive and he was gone

let go of the wheel
i dont have hold
my eyes are closed
i'm driving to die