Past Midnight - Intellectual

[Spoken Intro]

(The night reminds me)

(Every mile is a mirror)

(What you see on the road is what you carry inside)

The clock hits twelve and the streets go still

I turn the key just to feel a little thrill

No plan, no route, just the hum of the car

Chasing the dark like I'm following a star

And the world feels wide when I'm not tied to where I'm going

Every turn a question, every mile a quiet knowing

I'm on a late night drive with no destination

Letting the road decide my direction

No signs I'm trying to read, no place I need to be

Just rolling through the night, letting it carry me

Headlights carve a path through the open air

I breathe in deep like there's freedom hiding there

The silence isn't heavy, it's a gentle kind of guide

Telling me it's fine to drift instead of stride

And the unknown feels softer when the night is on my side

I don't need an answer, just the motion of the ride

Maybe I'll end up somewhere new

Maybe I'll circle back to something true

But right now all I need is the open sky

And the quiet promise in the way the hours slide by

Past midnight, past midnight

Past midnight