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Balance Lost
Fast Lane JunkiesNur Ein IX
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Balance Lost

Entry from Fast Lane Junkies in Nur Ein IX.

Must include a section with both vocals & music in double time

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Balance Lost

There's no words to describe my condition
When the key turns inside the ignition
A fuel injection straight into my veins
The engine rumble releases my pain
Eat my dust, don't care if you're ready
I'm Barry Sheene, I'm Mario Andretti
And driver all night to my hearts desire
Full tank of gas and air in my tyres

A full tank of petrol, air in my tyres

I'm sneaking up on you, I'm slip-streaming
I got some new lyrics for the rhyme scheme
And you might feel safe 'cause you don't see me
What you got's a false sense of security
I'll sneak up and snatch victory at the last
In the future you'll be a thing of the past
It don't matter now if I fall behind
As long as I'm in front when I reach the finish line

Warm nights, street lights, never takes as long
How can something so good be so wrong?
I can't resist the appeal
The feeling I get when I'm behind the wheel
It's not just a tool but a catalyst
I can't take withdrawal from my favourite hit and I'm gone
You won't see me for days
Ride highways into the sunset again

Ride highways into the sunset again

7 O'clock, wake and bake
Middle lane hog, I'll undertake
Leave your tachophobia at the door
The accelerator ain't coming off of the floor
Keep your wits about you 'cause when I'm on it
It might be you I scrape off of the bonnet
I'm gonna leave your trophy cabinet barren
Like Ayrton Senna driving in a McLaren
I'm sneaking up on you, I'm slip-streaming
I got some new lyrics for the rhyme scheme
And you might feel safe 'cause you don't see me
What you got's a false sense of security
I'll sneak up and snatch victory at the last
In the future you'll be a thing of the past
It don't matter now if I fall behind
As long as I'm in front when I reach the finish line

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BenKrieger

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I like the feel that the synth brings to the song. There are some real tender moments in the arrangements. The double-time is technically there, but I don't feel swept away by it.

JonPorobil

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I love the light electronica intro, which reminds me of something from Bit.Trip.Runner. I'm not as crazy about the lyrics, particularly the bad scansion on "MaRIo Andretti." Lyrically, it sounds as though you may have stretched your conceit to its limit. Sometimes I feel like you go out of your way to include "British-English" words in your lyrics. I know that "petrol" is just what y'all call that inflammable liquid that makes cars do their car thing (here in the States we call it "fuel," "gasoline," or just "gas") and that there's nothing gimmicky about your use of the word here, but it seems to me like this comes up in most of your songs, when it would be perfectly possible (and, I'd think, likely) to write a whole song without using any words that require cross-cultural translation. I apologize for wasting so many words on an issue that really isn't that important or distracting in the song.

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