Rock / 2026-03-22
Vacant Stare
A thrill-seeker's life after a childhood crash becomes a meditation on risk, control, and chasing the edge.

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Vacant Stare
Smartass Amoeba
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Vacant Stare
By Smartass Amoeba
As a child I survived a crash
Our car flew through the air
They said they found me in the grass
With a grin and a vacant stare
I never had a fear of heights
Was climbing at an early age
Riding bikes past the red line
Already living past the gauge
By the time I finished school
I had jumped out of a plane
It wasn't about being cool
I was a moth drawn to the flame
At the mountain top
I step and never stop
With a headlong dive
I never felt so alive
Gravity gets intimate
I just placed my bet
My ears explode with roar
No risk means no reward
No risk
No reward
No risk
No reward
I spread my wings
Tingles down my spine
The fabric sings
I am locked in time
Speed approaching terminal
I am in control
Every motion minimal
Body gone, I am only soul
Gravity gets intimate
I just placed my bet
My ears explode with roar
No risk means no reward
Glide was never meant to last
That's what I know
The ground is coming for me fast
Now comes the last possible pull
Gravity gets intimate
I just placed my bet
My ears explode with roar
No risk means no reward
No risk
No reward
No risk
No reward
Back on the ground
I landed aware
Look what I found
That same vacant stare