Spitfire - Nightmares (2022) -

"You can’t wake up until you face the fire," a voice hissed from the dark.

The lyrics focus on the thin line between reality and sleep-induced terror.

He reached a heavy iron door at the end of the hall. He threw it open and stepped into a wasteland of rusted machinery and towering flames. The sky was a bruised purple, lightning flashing in sync with a frantic, chugging riff that seemed to vibrate his very bones. Spitfire - Nightmares (2022)

The neon lights of the city didn’t offer warmth; they only cast long, jagged shadows that felt like reaching fingers. Elias sat at the edge of his bed, his knuckles white as he gripped the frame. The clock on the wall had stopped at midnight, but the pulsing rhythm in his chest—fast, relentless, like a double-bass drum—told him the night was just beginning.

He didn't fight with a weapon; he fought with the sound. He let out a scream that harmonized with the chaos around him. The ground shattered. The mirrors in the hallway behind him exploded into a million shards of light. "You can’t wake up until you face the

He closed his eyes, and the transition was instant. He wasn't in his room anymore. He was standing in a corridor of mirrors that stretched into an infinite, oily void. This was the "Nightmare" he couldn't outrun.

The creature was gaining. Elias felt the heat of its breath on his neck. He realized then that he couldn’t keep running. In the logic of this dream, speed was the only currency. He turned, not with fear, but with a sudden, jagged surge of defiance. He threw it open and stepped into a

Elias opened his eyes. He was back in his room. The sun was just beginning to bleed through the blinds, painting the walls red. He was drenched in sweat, his heart still racing at a hundred beats per minute. He looked at his hands; they were steady. The nightmare wasn't gone—it was just waiting for the next rotation of the earth—but for the first time, he knew he was faster than his demons. Key Themes of the Song