Eyes Screwed Closed

i've been driving

down the freeway

with my eyes screwed closed

one hundred kilometres or more an hour

with my eyes screwed closed

for ten seconds or more

my hands were like steel

stuck fast to the wheel

with my eyes screwed closed

my car doesn’t shimmy

her path; fast and true

before i lose all my nerve

the road begins to curve

and i know this

even with my eyes screwed closed

and still i've got my eyes shut

still i got my eyes screwed closed

this is it i suppose

with my eyes closed

i’m slowly going faster

caught up

in this game

this game of disaster

that i’m playing

with my eyes closed

i feel invincible

i know i’m not

i feel unbeatable

full of piss and vinegar

and still my eyes closed

i can almost feel the hand of doom

i hit the curve it’s too late to swerve

it’s way too late to hit the brakes

into the bend

…

i open my eyes

i realise

it’s no surprise,

i open them in time

to see my end