[Intro – Slow Build, Low Guitar Drone, Distant Drums]
Countdown whispers in the dark
Every second leaves a mark
No more room to second-guess
All that’s left is forward press
[Verse 1]
Tried to reroute, tried to stall
But the writing’s on the wall
Every fallback disappeared
Every outcome now is clear
Lines are drawn, no in-between
What we were and what we’ve seen
Every choice has led me here
Past the edge of doubt and fear
[Pre-Chorus]
When the moment locks you in
There’s no out—just begin
[Chorus]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
[Verse 2 – Drums Hit Harder]
Every signal turns to go
Even when you don’t quite know
If it’s right or if it’s wrong
You’ve been moving all along
Every fear you tried to fight
Now just fuels the final flight
Every doubt that held you back
Fades away into the black
[Pre-Chorus]
When retreat is just a word
And advance is all that’s heard
[Chorus]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time, Echoed Vocals]
No return, no rewind
No more pause, no more time
Every step already made
Every debt already paid
Not defeat, not the end
Just the point where paths transcend
What was fear becomes release
In the forward motion’s peace
[Build – Rising Guitar, Snare Rolls]
Feel the ground begin to fall
Hear the silence call it all
Not a crash but something new
Breaking through what once you knew
[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
[Outro – Instruments Drop Away, Soft Echo]
Feet first…
No looking back…
(Back, back, back)
Just forward…
(Onward… toward)
[Silence]
From the album “Exit Strategy“