Verse 1]
Still running on fumes, but the speedometer’s lied
I’m pushing past the redline, nowhere left to hide
This engine’s a pulse, it’s the beat of the memory
Driving faster just to stop what you did to me
The city is screaming, but all I hear is the fade
A phantom broadcast from the promises we made

[Pre-Chorus]
Hands locked tight at ten and two, eyes glued to the pane
Searching for your signal through the concrete rain
Can’t stop, won’t quit, gotta peel back the night
Your memory’s a fix, blinding out the light

[Chorus]
The Ghost in the Static, yeah, you’re the feedback I crave
A beautiful prison that I'm addicted to save
The world is a blur, but your face is so clear
Push the pedal down just to keep you near
Ooh, I'm spinning out, caught in the rhythm of your lies
Chasing a signal that only fades as the sun begins to rise

[Verse 2]
I tried to tune out, hit the button for the radio silence
But your voice cuts through every storm, every night of violence
This high-speed trance is the only way I can cope
A desperate prayer whispered at the end of the rope
I know I'm chasing a dead line, a number I can't call
But I'll hit every wall just to prove I can fall

[Pre-Chorus]
Hands locked tight at ten and two, eyes glued to the pane
Searching for your signal through the concrete rain
Can’t stop, won’t quit, gotta peel back the night
Your memory’s a fix, blinding out the light

[Chorus]
The Ghost in the Static, yeah, you’re the feedback I crave
A beautiful prison that I'm addicted to save
The world is a blur, but your face is so clear
Push the pedal down just to keep you near
Ooh, I'm spinning out, caught in the rhythm of your lies
Chasing a signal that only fades as the sun begins to rise

[Bridge]
The dashboard lights flicker like a heart attack beat
My sin is the speed, my fear is the slow down, I repeat
You’re not here, you’re just a frequency in the air
But I need that sound, I need that magnetic despair.

[Chorus]
The Ghost in the Static, yeah, you’re the feedback I crave
A beautiful prison that I'm addicted to save
The world is a blur, but your face is so clear
Push the pedal down just to keep you near
Ooh, I'm spinning out, caught in the rhythm of your lies
Chasing a signal that only fades as the sun begins to rise

Ghost in the Static

[Verse 1]
Flicker in the haze, your voice a ghost parade
Cascading through the wires, where the shadows never fade
I built this empire on whispers you left behind
Jewel-encrusted lies, now they’re cutting up my mind
Headphones heavy like a halo, throne of static and regret
Your silhouette in the static, yeah, it’s all I got left
[Pre-Chorus]
Reverb on the rainfall, dripping down the walls
Echoes calling back what we lost in the fall
Breath caught in the blue light, pulse syncing to the ache
One more replay, but it’s just your wake
[Chorus]
Wore your echo like a crown, now it’s thorns in the sound
Neon bleeds, but the throne’s empty ground
Crown me in the quiet, where the memories resound
Echo crown, echo crown, dragging me down
(Oh, it’s ringing… ringing hollow… yeah, your ghost is my throne)
[Verse 2]
Velvet drapes hang heavy, pillars of forgotten gold
Your laugh in the loop, a glitch in the cold
I trace the circuit scars, where your touch used to ignite
Now it’s feedback fever, burning through the night
Royal in the ruin, but the kingdom’s just a screen
Pixelated promises, dissolving in between
[Pre-Chorus]
Glitch in the gridline, where the heartbeats start to fray
Your shadow on the dashboard, leading me astray
Falsetto in the fog, chasing what we couldn’t save
One more distortion, turning love to grave
[Chorus]
Wore your echo like a crown, now it’s thorns in the sound
Neon bleeds, but the throne’s empty ground
Crown me in the quiet, where the memories resound
Echo crown, echo crown, dragging me down
(Thorns… thorns in the wire… echo, echo, fade out…)
[Bridge]
Break the circuit, shatter the jewel—let it bleed electric blue
Your crown was counterfeit, but I wore it true
Now the reverb rises, thorns twist and unwind
Echoes unravel, leaving silence behind
[Outro Chorus]
Wore your echo like a crown… 
Thorns in the sound… 
Echo crown… echo crown… 
Empty ground… dragging me… down.

Echo crown

[Verse 1]
Wandering streets where the lost lights flicker
Faces in crowds, but none make me quicker
Beat in my chest like a map to nowhere
Searching for you in the humid air
[Pre-Chorus]
The rhythm calls soft, through the chaos and din
Threads of the night pulling fibers within
No compass but sound, guiding the stray
In this urban maze, we find our way
[Chorus]
Pulse of the lost, beating through the storm
Waves of sound, keeping us warm
Lost in the crowd, but I see your face
This beat’s our saving grace
Pulse of the lost, echoing the call
Rising from nothing, we conquer it all
Feel the thrum, let it lead us home
In the heart of the wild, we’re not alone
[Verse 2 – Rap Break]
Lost in the labyrinth, city’s concrete jungle gym,
Pulse poundin’ primal, on a whim and a hymn.
Stray souls syncopate, step to the snare’s command,
Hand in the haze, land in no-man’s.
From gutter glow to rooftop reverie,
Beat’s the beacon, settin’ captives free.
Crowd’s a camouflage, but your vibe cuts clean,
Lost boys link up in the laser beam.
Waves crash cryptic, decode the drop,
Storm’s our story, never gonna stop.
Thrum through the thunder, plunder the pain,
Saving grace in the rain-slicked chain.
Echo your essence, presence in the beat,
Lost but loaded, complete in the heat.
Pulse of the wanderers, thunderclap crew,
We rise from the ruins, me and you.
[Pre-Chorus]
The rhythm calls soft, through the chaos and din
Threads of the night pulling fibers within
No compass but sound, guiding the stray
In this urban maze, we find our way
[Chorus]
Pulse of the lost, beating through the storm
Waves of sound, keeping us warm
Lost in the crowd, but I see your face
This beat’s our saving grace
Pulse of the lost, echoing the call
Rising from nothing, we conquer it all
Feel the thrum, let it lead us home
In the heart of the wild, we’re not alone
[Bridge]
Beating… through the storm…
Saving… grace… drop it now!
[Final Chorus/Outro]
Pulse of the lost… not alone…

Pulse of the lost

Velocity

Empty Echoes

Stuck in the Friend Zone

Skip the club (Hook up tonight)

I don't need a warning, I just need the volume.
I can see the gold from the very top.
The speedometer's stuck on a promise,
That needle won't drop, no, it only climbs past the darkness.
Left the broken edges of the old world behind,
This isn't a highway, it’s a new state of mind.
They said I'd flatline out on the neon strip,
But the mirror shows the future, no more fatal grip.
We're past the speed limit, past the point of no return,
Watch the concrete paradise begin to burn.
I see the whole world fading into noise,
Just the static of the other boys.
The horizon line is finally clear—
This is what it sounds like when tomorrow is here.
This is the Hyperdrive Driven,
I’m moving too fast for collision.
I bought the sky just to own the stars in it,
You only get one life, I’ll take every minute.
No time for an emergency stop,
I can see the gold from the very top.
Hyperdrive Driven.
Got the blueprint to the night, I'm the architect,
I got a million miles left, still no sign of regret.
Every single promise I made, I'm doubling down,
I'm the only living legend in this whole toxic town.
No more searching for hope in the rearview glass,
I'm a self-fulfilling prophecy, moving too fast to look back.
Yeah, the ambition is a drug that you never come down from,
And I’m running up the score before the morning has come.
I see the whole world fading into noise,
Just the static of the other boys.
The horizon line is finally clear—
This is what it sounds like when tomorrow is here.
This is the Hyperdrive Driven,
I’m moving too fast for collision.
I bought the sky just to own the stars in it,
You only get one life, I’ll take every minute.
No time for an emergency stop,
I can see the gold from the very top.
Hyperdrive Driven.
Yeah, there's no going back to the concrete ground.
I burned the blueprints to the life I found.
From here, every single promise is a tax paid in full,
This success isn’t luck, it’s an unwavering pull.
I won't stop for static, I won't stop for love,
I only stop when I'm above, above, above.
Hyperdrive Driven...
Too fast for collision...
...I’ll take every minute...

Hyperdrive driven

Twenty-four seven, on the glass screen glow,
Every click, every comment, a place I don't know.
My mind is moving faster than the optical wire,
Gotta scroll, gotta tap, gotta feed the desire.
I see the code bleed through the neon street signs,
Just repeating the patterns of predictable lines.
I'm awake at 4 AM, but I'm never online,
Just a ghost in the database, wasting my time.
The bass drum is the system clock, ticking in my chest,
Every synapse firing, putting me to the test.
I'm tracing the glitch back to the source of the frame,
Trying to remember my original name.
Is this real, or just a really good dream?
I feel the high tension, I hear the wire scream!
Running on empty, stuck in the red zone,
Digital manic, feeling completely unknown.
We're all beautiful copies with nothing to say,
Just following the script every single day.
System Override, yeah, I'm breaking the feed,
Planting a virus, sowing a defiant seed.
Running on empty, trying to feel anything real,
Just static and signals, that's all I can feel.
The dopamine drain is worse than the rain,
Just chasing the feeling to numb all the pain.
I’m perfectly polished, optimized for the swipe,
A flawless machine running through the same old hype.
They say look up, look out, look away from the phone,
But the emptiness in the background is the world I have known.
I’m built like a supercar, but stuck in first gear,
A beautiful prison that confirms every fear.
The bass drum is the system clock, ticking in my chest,
Every synapse firing, putting me to the test.
I'm tracing the glitch back to the source of the frame,
Trying to remember my original name.
Is this real, or just a really good dream?
I feel the high tension, I hear the wire scream!
Running on empty, stuck in the red zone,
Digital manic, feeling completely unknown.
We're all beautiful copies with nothing to say,
Just following the script every single day.
System Override, yeah, I'm breaking the feed,
Planting a virus, sowing a defiant seed.
Running on empty, trying to feel anything real,
Just static and signals, that's all I can feel.
I just need one second of silence,
One place where the code doesn't define the soul.
I need a crash, a total non-compliance,
To stop losing control... to stop losing control...
Running on empty
Digital manic!
We're all beautiful copies!
System Override!
Running on empty, to feel anything real!

Running on Empty

Beg For Love

Relayt is Australian / British songwriter and producer Justin Jones.  He is on a journey to reshape contemporary music through audacious, genre-blending soundscapes.