Distant Thunder (For everyone's special friend,or someone)

[Intro] *(Fast drum fill into driving rhythm guitar riff with spring reverb, powerful bass)* [Verse 1] Another neon sunset fades on this lonesome highway Miles unwind like tape, another town, another day Got your picture in my pocket, static crackles on the line But this engine's got a heartbeat, pushin' through the borderline Yeah, the road can make you weary, shadows stretchin' long and deep Got a pocket full of worries, promises I gotta keep But the rearview holds the darkness, gotta face the open light Gotta burn away the doubt, make everything feel right [Pre-Chorus] So I k**k the dust up higher, let the rhythm take control This machine and me are wired, heading for a brighter goal! [Chorus] **DISTANT THUNDER!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Rollin' on!*) **HEAR IT CALLIN'!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Callin' strong!*) **LET THE FEARS FALL UNDER!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Let 'em fall!*) **WHERE THEY BELONG!** **TILL WE MEET AGAIN, MY FRIEND!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Meet again!*) **UNDER THAT BRIGHT LIGHT!** **WE'LL DANCE ALL NIGHT!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Dance all night!*) **KEEP THE FLAME BURNIN' BRIGHT!** *(Driving riff intensifies, powerful drumming with blast beats)* [Verse 2] Memories like neon ghosts, flicker in the passing signs Laughter echoin' in taverns, from some cheap to fine wines Sometimes the silence screams, a hollow space inside the chest But the circle never falters, puttin' doubtfulness to rest Got this purpose in the pavement, got this fire in the sound Gonna turn this distance now into solid,love grounds Plant my feet and face the music, let the melody take flight Gonna shine until the morning burns away the lonely night! [Pre-Chorus] So I k**k the dust up higher, let the seasons take control This machine and me are fired, heading for a brighter goal! [Chorus] **DISTANT THUNDER!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Rollin' on!*) **HEAR IT CALLIN'!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Callin' strong!*) **LET THE FEARS FALL UNDER!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Let 'em fall!*) **WHERE THEY BELONG!** **TILL WE MEET AGAIN, MY FRIEND!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Meet again!*) **UNDER THAT BRIGHT LIGHT!** **WE'LL DANCE ALL NIGHT!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Dance all night!*) **KEEP THE FLAME BURNIN' BRIGHT!** *(Key change upwards - music surges with power)* [Guitar Solo] *(Searing Les Paul solo with heavy distortion, spring reverb, faint wah pedal, bluesy bends, fast shredding, melodic wailing - backed by driving rhythm and intense drumming)* [Bridge] **(Key changes again, slightly more reflective but still driving)** The miles, they might divide us, but the b**t connects the soul! This anthem keeps us righteous, makes the broken pieces whole! No lookin' back in sorrow! Keep your spirit lean and mean! We ride into tomorrow! Livin' out this wild dream! **(Builds powerfully back towards chorus intensity)** [Chorus] **DISTANT THUNDER!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Rollin' on!*) **HEAR IT CALLIN'!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Callin' strong!*) **LET THE FEARS FALL UNDER!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Let 'em fall!*) **WHERE THEY BELONG!** **TILL WE MEET AGAIN, MY FRIEND!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Meet again!*) **UNDER THAT BRIGHT LIGHT!** **WE'LL DANCE ALL NIGHT!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Dance all night!*) **KEEP THE FLAME BURNIN' BRIGHT!** **(Faint Gospel Trio ad-libs: *Burnin' bright! Yeah! Keep it goin'!*) *(Double-time drumming, intensified riffing)* [Outro] **(Final chorus lines repeat, fading slightly)** **KEEP THE FLAME BURNIN' BRIGHT!** **(Music shifts - drums become a powerful, slightly slower but heavy stomp b**t, guitar plays a final, soaring, bluesy melodic phrase with heavy reverb and wah, fading out)** **BURNIN' BRIGHT!** (Faint Gospel Trio: *Burnin' bright...*) **(Guitar sustains final note with reverb tail, drums end with a final cymbal c***h)**