Tarmac Heroes

Oil on the chains Air in the tyres Sweat on the skin Rubber on the tarmac The pulse is bouncing The heart is raging The tarmac is demanding The wheels of steel are ever turning Mind battles body Time battles motion In a war of willpower Each rider is fighting for himself Hardened minds In vulnerable bodies As legs get hurt And backs get broken Pain is to be defeated As wind, rain and sun By the rhythm of the pedals Each turn a victory Fuelled by muscle power Man and machine Melt into an unity Always forward, never backward Hunters on two wheels Chasing after seconds Missiles of blood and flesh Speeding to their target Hungry for the next hill Longing for the next curve Desire on the overdrive A T