Motorheart from Strawberry Starlight by Madimi

I was a ghost with a full tank of nothing,
Just headlights flickering down dead-end roads.
Then you roared in like a kiss in a tailspin,
And suddenly every gear glowed…
You tuned me like a six-string sin,
Ran your hands down every curve I’ve got.
I said "that’s the ignition"—you said "I know,"
Then took me where the engine runs hot.
You lick your lips like you know the routine,
Drop the clutch and pull me into a dream.
Your fingers on the wheel, your voice in my ear—
And I’m shifting into overdrive every time you’re near.
You didn’t ask—
You just turned the key.
Now I’m burning rubber where my heart used to be.
You fill my tank with thunder,
And kiss me like a highway hymn.
You slam the pedal into wonder,
And ride the wreck I’ve always been.
My motorheart is screaming,
For one more midnight start—
So rev me up, my love,
And drive me past the stars.
The exhaust is open and burning,
As the rubber keeps racing and turning,
Every nerve, every piston, is yearning,
As we race on down the road.
We’re driving faster and faster,
Baby, we’re courting disaster,
But it’s nothing we can’t out-master,
As we swerve in and deliver our load.
Let the sweat bead down in the heat of the ride,
Let the leather stick as I slide by your side.
You moan in my ear like a gospel refrain—
And I swear to the gods, I’ll never brake again.
You fill my tank with thunder,
And kiss me like a firestorm sin.
You’ve got me screaming like a sinner,
In leather seats and velvet skin.
My motorheart’s combusting,
For one more midnight start—
So rev me up, my love,
And drive me off the chart…
Rev me up… my love…
Drive me past… the stars…

• Rock
• excessive
• magic
• myth
• power ballad
• theatrical rock
• Isle of Man