Brakes Are Optional

[Verse 1 - quiet, whispered over clean guitar] Cold air biting at my lungs, 5 a.m., no rising sun. Wheels taped up and hopes the same, Nervous hands on a borrowed frame. Didn't know a team at all, Showed up cracked and scared to fall. They didn't ask me why I came, Just said, "You push? Then you're the same." [Pre-Chorus] No one here is fully fine, But we still run in the same line. [Chorus] Brakes are optional - we don't stop, Lean through fear till the wheels drop. If we crash, we crash as one, Skinned-up knees but still we run. Brakes are optional - hold that pace, Breathe in rhythm, claim your place. If I'm still here, it's not alone - We found the speed that felt like home. [Verse 2] Duct tape halos, grease-stained sleeves, Someone laughs through missing sleep. "Mind the wobble, trust the turn," Every scar's a thing we earned. We don't fix much, but we endure, Every bolt we tighten's yours. I thought I'd break, but here I am, Built on shouts and borrowed RAM. [Pre-Chorus] Didn't need to spill my guts, Just matched stride and shared the ruts. [Chorus] Brakes are optional - we don't stop, Lean through fear till the wheels drop. If we crash, we crash as one, Skinned-up knees but still we run. Brakes are optional - hold that pace, Breathe in rhythm, claim your place. If I'm still here, it's not alone - We found the speed that felt like home. [Bridge - ] (We) tape the scrapes and run again, (We) curse the hill but still ascend. (We) lose our breath, but not the team, (We) crash the frame, but keep the dream. No trophies worth the bones we spend - Just proof we made it to the end. [Final Chorus - group chant] Brakes are optional - let it fly, Heart rate syncing to the sky. We don't need a finish line, Just proof we lived the reckless time. Brakes are optional - if I stand, It's cause your hands were on my hands. Same old hill, same breaking through - But I'm not the same without you. [Outro - quiet, spoken] Hill goes on, the race repeats, Different year, but shared heartbeat. If falling's just another try, Then thanks for teaching me to fly.