Original song (C) Oden Eriksson

Raincheck

Verse 1
Storm on the wire, held at the gate
Thoughts in a loop I didn’t create
Breath like metal, doubt in my mouth
Silence too loud to drown out

Pre-Chorus 1
Flashes come in black and red
Oaths I never meant or said
Weight that bends but doesn’t break
This time I know what not to take

Chorus
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
Don’t breathe down my neck
Let the tide pull back once more
Won’t come running like before
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
Might end in a trainwreck
Peace won’t bloom from planted lies
Let it pour from open skies

Verse 2
Eyes on the glass, hands off the wheel
Dreams that don’t care how I feel
Truth in the seams, stitched out of thread
Echoes of words I never said

Pre-Chorus 2
Lines were drawn but never mine
Now I walk out of the line
I walk a path that’s all my own
Some storms are mine to postpone

Chorus
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
Don’t breathe down my neck
Let the tide pull back once more
Won’t come running like before
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
Might end in a trainwreck
Peace won’t bloom from planted lies
Let it pour from open skies

Bridge
Guilt knocks soft but won’t outweigh
Shadows stretch in cold delay
Let it beg, I won’t obey
This time I just walk away

Guitar Solo
*(instrumental – 8 bars or more)*

Final Chorus – extended
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
Don’t breathe down my neck
Let the storm turn sky to black
I won’t beg to get it back
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
On the lie, on the debt
Peace won’t grow in painted light
Let it bleed into the night

Taking my raincheck
Don’t breathe down my neck
Tore the mask right off it all
Don’t come knocking at my wall
Yeah, I’m taking my raincheck
Might end in a trainwreck
Truth won’t crack beneath my spine
I’m not yours to realign