歌詞

[Verse 1]

[gravelly male vocals]

Some men chase shadows

Some men beg for light

But I long for smoke

And I move through the night

[Pre-Chorus]

[bass and drums intensify]

I came from a road with no mercy signs

Rain on my coat, fire on my mind

They said the past would drag me down

So I buried that weight on the edge of town

I don't walk where weak men hide

I don't kneel when cold winds rise

Every scar on my hands still bleeds

But the smoke doesn't follow, it leads

[Chorus]

[full band, heavy distortion, vocal harmonies]

The smoke doesn't follow

It leads me through the dark

It curls like a warning

And burns like a mark

I don't need a savior

I don't need release

When the world falls silent

The smoke speaks for me

All the smoke doesn't follow

No, it leads

[Bridge]

[half-time feel, heavy guitar chords]

Through the rain, through the pain, through the sins I keep

I've seen men talk with silver tongues

Then disappear when the night turns young

Whiskey on the table, lies in the glass

Everybody's brave until the thunder cracks

I move slow, but I move with flame

I don't answer to a borrowed name

If you see that smoke across the street

Don't mistake it for defeat

It ain't behind me, it ain't a ghost

It's the only truth that stays the most

[Chorus]

[high energy, soaring vocals]

The smoke doesn't follow

It leads me through the dark

It curls like a warning

And burns like a mark

I don't need a savior

I don't need release

When the world falls silent

The smoke speaks for me

All the smoke doesn't follow

No, it leads

[Outro]

[guitar solo with slide, fading drums]

Through the rain, through the pain, through the sins I keep

Some men leave footprints

Some men leave blame

But I leave smoke

Yeah, smoke leads flame

[final crash cymbal]