AUDIO

[Verse]
Here I am just singing my song
Pretending like it’s doing some good
When really I’m just singing my song
Pretending like it’s doing some good

[Verse]
It ain’t me who’s working the street
At two a.m. on a Friday night
It ain’t me who’s working the street
At two a.m. on a Friday night

[Chorus]
The heroes
The heroes
The heroes are here
The heroes
The heroes
The heroes are here

[Verse]
It ain’t me who’s in the army
Waiting for the war to begin
It ain’t me who’s in the army
Waiting for the war to begin

[Verse]
It ain’t me who’s fighting the fire
Running into houses in flames
It ain’t me who’s fighting the fire
Running into houses in flames

[Chorus]
The heroes
The heroes
The heroes are here
The heroes
The heroes
The heroes are here

[Verse]
I sketch the stars with a trembling hand
Blueprints drawn in the cosmic sand
I build the sky with beams of light
Constructing dreams in the velvet night

[Chorus]
I'm the architect of time and space
Drawing answers in the void I chase
Twist the puzzle let the secrets fly
Building bridges where questions lie

[Verse 2]
My compass spins to a rhythm unknown
Breathing life into the stone
Stacking galaxies brick by brick
Unraveling secrets that tick and click

[Bridge]
Gravity bows as I design
Mysteries solved line by line
Infinity bends beneath my gaze
Blueprints glowing in neon haze

[Verse 3]
The universe hums a silent tune
I align the stars like a silver spoon
Bricklayer of the endless skies
Edging closer as the cosmos sighs

[Chorus]
I'm the architect of time and space
Drawing answers in the void I chase
Twist the puzzle let the secrets fly
Building bridges where questions lie

[Verse]
Scrolling endless feeds, my thumb doin' laps
Eyes glued to screens like they built with straps
Phone buzzin’, pop-ups turn my brain to sap
Tryna focus, but I’m lost in the app trap

[Chorus]
Distractions creeping, man, they stealing my time
Notifications ping like a bell in my mind
Choir in the back singing, "Stay in your lane!"
But my short attention span derails the train

[Verse 2]
TV remote, stuck in channel roulette
Missed half the plot, brain's a scrambled vignette
Got a to-do list, but that’s just a regret
Yo, I’d focus up, but I’m not there yet

[Bridge]
Oh distractions, you win every round
My brain’s doing donuts, attention outbound
Choir belt it louder, halos circling sound
I fight the lure, but I’m tech-jacked and bound

[Verse 3]
Cooking dinner, YouTube recipes blare
Burn the food while I learned how to cut my own hair
Caught a podcast mid-fry, "Success? If you dare!"
Yo, my brain needs a break, it’s gasping for air

[Chorus]
Distractions creeping, man, they stealing my time
Notifications ping like a bell in my mind
Choir in the back singing, "Stay in your lane!"
But my short attention span derails the train

[Verse]
The pieces scattered on my floor
Can't tell which ones I've tried before
This puzzle mocks me day and night
Can't find the edges can't get it right

[Chorus]
I'm turning corners lost again
Searching for where it all began
It's a picture I just can't complete
Every match feels like defeat

[Verse 2]
The colors blur under my gaze
A thousand parts in a twisted maze
I see a shape but it's unclear
This life's a riddle I hold near

[Chorus]
I'm turning corners lost again
Searching for where it all began
It's a picture I just can't complete
Every match feels like defeat

[Bridge]
Maybe the answers aren't in view
Maybe some corners don't need glue
I’ll step aside let chaos play
This broken image will find its way

[Chorus]
I'm turning corners lost again
Searching for where it all began
It's a picture I just can't complete
Every match feels like defeat

[Verse]
In the shadowed hills of Texas wide
'Neath a moon where secrets hide
Lab coats whispered soft and low
Woke a beast from long ago

[Chorus]
Dire wolf
Dire wolf
Teeth on bone
Born anew from ancient stone
Science beckoned
Yet folks wept
In their hearts
The warnings kept

[Verse 2]
Cloned from marrow
Ash
And dust
By hands that thought they earned God’s trust
In the dark of night
The beast did cry
An ancient wind under the western sky

[Bridge]
The tale of the park loomed on the breeze
A dream too blind
No lessons seized
The howl rang high
We froze in dread
For the past now walks where the brave once bled

[Verse 3]
Old-timers warned of teeth that gleam
In firelight
Shadows that scream
But the labs ignored
Their minds too proud
'Til wolves walked free beneath no shroud

[Chorus]
Dire wolf
Dire wolf
Haunting sound
Claws that churn earth’s sacred ground
What we bring to life
We cannot cage
Pride is the wolf’s eternal rage

[Verse]
Laptop hums like a city that's alive
Coffee steam my only nine-to-five
In my pajamas chasing deadlines
Pixel towers stacking in my mind

[Chorus]
I’m a teleworker in a digital land
Clicking away with a mouse in my hand
My office is the glow of my screen
Living the dream but it’s not what it seems

[Verse 2]
No cubicle walls to box me in
Freedom feels like a chasing wind
But the kitchen whispers my name
The fridge keeps playing distraction games

[Chorus]
I’m a teleworker in a digital land
Clicking away with a mouse in my hand
My office is the glow of my screen
Living the dream but it’s not what it seems

[Bridge]
Virtual meetings stealing my face
Muted mic in a cyberspace race
Echoes of "Can you hear me now?"
Disconnected but I’ll figure it out

[Verse 3]
Sunsets outside but I'm stuck inside
Wires tugging at my free-spirited pride
But when the world logs off and the silence drops
It’s me and my dreams in the ticking clock

[Verse 1]
Boots worn thin I step into the dust
The crowd's alive while the wild winds gust
A buckle shines but it don't define me
I've been here before like the lone oak tree

[Verse 2]
Spur scars tell stories down my old jeans
Wrangled more bulls than you’ve ever seen
The chute door creaks it's a game we both know
Ain't my first ride not my first show

[Chorus]
This ain't my first rodeo no way
I’ve danced in danger rode the hard waves
The saddle leans I make it my throne
This cowboy’s spirit stands alone

[Verse 3]
Hands calloused rough they grip the worn rope
Balance on the brink between fear and hope
The bull roars fierce like thunder in my chest
But I stare it down I’ve faced the test

[Verse 4]
Crowd gets louder but I hear the rush
It's me and the beast in this world of hush
The score means nothing it's pride I hold tight
Another rodeo under the starlight

[Chorus]
This ain't my first rodeo no way
I’ve danced in danger rode the hard waves
The saddle leans I make it my throne
This cowboy’s spirit stands alone

[Verse]
Sitting at my computer at the crack of dawn
Sippin' on a cup of Joe with my pajamas on
Trading futures and my wife's upstairs still asleep
But if I time it right I could retire next week

[Verse]
"Buy the dip" they say but no one ever explains
It's all the same as all the other things that they say
Everyone's a genius until they don't get their way
And now I'm out of cash and left with nothing to trade

[Chorus]
But it's too early when I buy
It's too late when I sell
It's like every time I try
I don't do very well
So I guess that I'll keep on trying to get paid
Even though I'm mis-timing all my trades

[Verse]
It looks so easy when you look at all of their graphs
They've got their Lamborghinis on their TikTok and Snap
And all I want is to make a little extra cash
And get my family a house and get my girl a bag

[Verse]
So many signals that they say you gotta observe
But if I buy it now then surely it will reverse
And if I don't get in then it will go up for sure
I really wanna believe that I'm not this dumb

[Chorus]
But it's too early when I buy
It's too late when I sell
It's like every time I try
I don't do very well
So I guess that I'll keep on trying to get paid
Even though I'm mis-timing all my trades

[Verse 1]
You don't understand
Why things have to be the way they are
Well let me tell you something baby
I've been all around the world
And there's one thing I've learned
I can't figure it out
I'm just like you
I don't know why things are the way they are
But that's not gonna stop me from living
'Cause I've learned to go on a faith lockdown

[Verse 2]
Faith lockdown
When you don't know why
Faith lockdown
When you don't understand
Faith lockdown
When your head says no
Faith lockdown
Faith lockdown

[Chorus]
'Cause I've learned to trust in the Lord
And He said
"Lean not on your own understanding
But trust in Me
In all your ways acknowledge Me
And I will direct your path"
And He also said
"I work all things together for the good
For those who love Me
And are called according to My purpose"
Faith lockdown
Faith lockdown

[Bridge]
Faith lockdown
When you don't know why
Faith lockdown
When you don't understand
Faith lockdown
When your head says no
Faith lockdown
Faith lockdown

[Chorus]
'Cause I've learned to trust in the Lord
And He said
"Lean not on your own understanding
But trust in Me
In all your ways acknowledge Me
And I will direct your path"
And He also said
"I work all things together for the good
For those who love Me
And are called according to My purpose"
Faith lockdown
Faith lockdown

[Verse 3]
You don't understand
Why things have to be the way they are
Well let me tell you something baby
I've been all around the world
And there's one thing I've learned
I can't figure it out
I'm just like you
I don't know why things are the way they are
But that's not gonna stop me from living
'Cause I've learned to go on a faith lockdown

[Verse]
Brutal architecture
Brutal designs
I want brutal construction
I want brutal buildings
Not weak
I want the best
Metal
I want the best
Construction
Brutal
Not weak

[Verse 2]
I want metal
I want metal
Studs
I want metal
Studs
I want metal
I want metal
Studs
I want metal
Studs

[Chorus]
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel

[Verse 3]
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
[Verse 4]
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better
It's better
It makes the structure better

[Verse 5]
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs

[Bridge]
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs
If I got a job as an architect
I'm using metal studs

[Verse]
AM fades like smoke at dawn
Voices gone towers breaking lawn
No warning when the ground shakes wild
No sirens scream no signal's child

[Chorus]
Silence burns through the night
Lost our beacon lost our fight
Emergency cries drowned in the air
Without AM who will care

[Verse 2]
Storms crash blind no radar seen
Dark skies hiding truth machine
Echoes of those who held the line
Vanished static hearts resign

[Chorus]
Silence burns through the night
Lost our beacon lost our fight
Emergency cries drowned in the air
Without AM who will care

[Bridge]
No voices true the static lies
Truth muted now behind the skies
They took away our grounded roots
No signal left for our pursuits

[Chorus]
Silence burns through the night
Lost our beacon lost our fight
Emergency cries drowned in the air
Without AM who will care

[Verse]
Isabel's got a cat, itty bitty is its name 
Fluffy and adorable, always brings her joy 
They dance around the room, in sync, they're always flyin' 
Their love is pure and true, it's like a glorious toy

[Chorus]
Itty bitty, fuzzy kitty, so pretty (oh-oh-oh)
Isabel's got a love that's never ending 
They spin around, they jump so high-igh-igh (higher, higher!)
Dance all night 'til the morning light (ooh-ooh, yeah!)

[Verse 2]
When Isabel's feeling down, itty bitty's always there 
They chase their tails and forget about their cares 
With every leap and twirl, their bond is ever-strong 
A girl and her cat, together they belong

[Verse]
In a world gone electric
Power stripped away
They say it's progress
But it ain't my way
Forcing our hands
Crushing our dreams
Taking away our freedom
Or so it seems

[Verse 2]
No more roaring engines
Just silent machines
But where's the passion in those electric dreams?
They say it's cleaner
But what about the soul?
Where's the rebellion that used to be our role?

[Chorus]
Fuel for thought
Burning in our veins
Gasoline is our freedom
Can't you feel the flames?
Don't take away our choices
Don't clip our wings
We were born to run wild
With gasoline in our beings

[Verse]
You clicked the link but it won’t play
The beat’s so fire it melts the page away
Spinning wheels and broken vibes
The internet just can’t keep up with my tribe

[Chorus]
Your browser doesn’t support this song
Too much rhythm too much strong
Updates running but they’re all wrong
Tech can’t handle where I belong

[Verse 2]
A pop-up said it’s time to reload
But my melody’s on a secret code
404 attempts to understand
But my lyrics are in a future land

[Chorus]
Your browser doesn’t support this song
Too advanced for where we’ve gone
The tabs are open but they’re all gone
Your system lags when I bring it on

[Bridge]
Try to sync but you’re out of time
This sound’s encrypted in the rhyme
No settings fix this playlist war
It’s a jam your tech wasn’t built for

[Chorus]
Your browser doesn’t support this song
Too much rhythm too much strong
Updates running but they’re all wrong
Tech can’t handle where I belong

[Verse]
Blueprints stack high on a cold city desk
Concrete and metal
No room for the rest
Dreamin’ of wide fields
Hands in the dirt
Trading a hard hat for rolled-up sleeves and work

[Chorus]
Give me a sunrise through a morning mist
A plow and a pasture
Not a skyline kissed
I build towers that scrape the endless blue
But my heart’s in the soil where life feels true

[Verse]
Drafting a life where the pace runs slow
Where the only grid’s the furrows I sow
The city hums loud but it drowns my dreams
Of barn wood and tractors and clear mountain streams

[Chorus]
Give me a sunrise through a morning mist
A plow and a pasture
Not a skyline kissed
I build towers that scrape the endless blue
But my heart’s in the soil where life feels true

[Bridge]
I sketch in the silence of a dim city room
But my heart hums a tune to the rooster’s tune
Skyscrapers reach for the promise of stars
But I’m dreaming of hay bales and rusty old cars

[Chorus]
Give me a sunrise through a morning mist
A plow and a pasture
Not a skyline kissed
I build towers that scrape the endless blue
But my heart’s in the soil where life feels true

[Verse]
Crackle fades on a darkened dial
Voices lost in the endless miles
No warning call for the coming storm
Silent waves where the truth was born

[Chorus]
AM dies and the heart goes still
No voices left on the lonely hill
No beacon calls when the night turns black
A country blind no way to turn back

[Verse 2]
Towns collapse in the noise's void
Words that built us now destroyed
Radio silence whispers fate
As we stagger through the shattered state

[Chorus]
AM dies and the heart goes still
No voices left on the lonely hill
No beacon calls when the night turns black
A country blind no way to turn back

[Bridge]
Lonely roads no light to guide
Echoes lost where heroes died
The signal fades the dream unwinds
And time erases what we can't find

[Chorus]
AM dies and the heart goes still
No voices left on the lonely hill
No beacon calls when the night turns black
A country blind no way to turn back

[Verse]
Wake up tired same old grind
Punch the clock leave dreams behind
Chasing dollars piling stress
Wishing for a life that's less

[Chorus]
It's just a job not your whole life
Put down the worry drop the knife
Clocks will tick the world will spin
Breathe it out let joy begin

[Verse]
Boss is barking deadlines tight
You’re losing sleep most every night
In the mirror who’s that face
Slipping further from your grace

[Chorus]
It's just a job not your whole drive
You gotta thrive not just survive
Throw the ledger skip the spin
Find the fire that burns within

[Bridge]
Take a walk feel the air
Freedom whispering everywhere
The world ain't waiting while you stare
Break the chains you're almost there

[Chorus]
It's just a job not your whole life
Drop the worry end the strife
Clocks will tick the world will spin
Find your soul and let it in

[Verse]
We in the City of Phoenix, planning and development flowin'
Yeah, we got the vision, we keep the city growin'
From the ground up, we make it all happen
Mapping out the future, designing the blueprint action

[Verse 2]
Got the architects and engineers on our team
Building infrastructure, making Phoenix gleam
Zoning regulations, we got the codes on lock
Every project we approve, we raise the city's stock

[Chorus]
City of Phoenix, we're the backbone of this town
Planning and development, we never let it down
From the streets to the buildings, we shape it all
City of innovation, we stand tall (ooh-yeah)

[Verse]
Woke up this morning, sun shining bright
Got a whole lot of chores, gonna do 'em right
Pull out the lawnmower, start mowin' the yard
Gotta pick up those leaves, it ain't too hard

[Verse 2]
The kids were helpin' me, workin' with glee
Rakin' up the leaves, bags filled to the tree
We scrubbed and we swept, made our home shine
Now it's time for a treat, we've earned our dine

[Chorus]
We're headin' to Sonic, oh what a treat
Gonna get some burgers, and a sugary sweet
The kids deserve it, they've been so kind
Chores and Sonic treats, the best you'll find

[Verse]
Dusty air hung heavy like a weight in time
Choya Road was quiet but fate drew the line
A pickup roared
Chasing the fading day
The garbage man working
Unaware of the play

[Chorus]
On Choya Road shadows grew long
Metal sang a violent and broken song
A screech
A crash
The world splintered so slow
Two lives collided
Hearts sank low

[Verse 2]
The streetlight flickered
Pale and cold
Witnesses gathered
Stories unearthed untold
A life of labor met a life of rush and speed
Two souls ensnared by what they didn't need

[Chorus]
On Choya Road shadows grew long
Metal sang a violent and broken song
A screech
A crash
The world splintered so slow
Two lives collided
Hearts sank low

[Bridge]
The stars kept their silence
The sky held its plight
No one turned back the cruel wheels of that night
Regrets whispered soft
Swirled in the air
Justice and forgiveness hung heavy
Unfair

[Chorus]
On Choya Road shadows grew long
Metal sang a violent and broken song
A screech
A crash
The world splintered so slow
Two lives collided
Hearts sank low

[Verse]
You've been running on no sleep for the last two weeks
You're trying to find a strategy that you can keep
When to buy and sell and when to leave
When to roll the dice and when to believe

[Verse]
And you've been runnin' on no food for the last two days
You're searchin' for a strategy that you can play
When to leave and when to stay
When to fight and when to walk away

[Chorus]
Well
Don't you worry now
It's gonna work out
And don't you worry now
It's gonna work out

[Verse]
You've been runnin' on no rest for the last two nights
Tryin' to find a strategy that'll get it right
When to risk and when to play it safe
When to walk away and when to stay

[Verse]
And you've been runnin' on no fun for the last two years
Lookin' for a strategy that you can hear
When to lose and when to gain
When to make your point and when to make it plain

[Chorus]
Well
Don't you worry now
It's gonna work out
And don't you worry now
It's gonna work out

[Verse]
In the year two thousand they rode away
Songs fell silent hearts turned gray
No melody left to blaze the trail
Like a lonesome cowboy in a dusty vale

[Chorus]
Before two thousand the sky had a sound
A rhythm that echoed through the whole dusty town
Now the chords are broken the stars don’t hum
The best rodeo songs are a ghost kid they're done

[Verse 2]
Steel strings rusted notes went dry
Like the prairie wind choking in the sky
Chasing echoes of the past in a hollow tune
A sad-eyed rebel under the pale-faced moon

[Chorus]
Before two thousand the sky had a sound
A rhythm that echoed through the whole dusty town
Now the chords are broken the stars don’t hum
The best rodeo songs are a ghost kid they're done

[Bridge]
The jukebox weeps in a silent saloon
Dreams of the old days by the light of the moon
No more wild verses to wrangle and ride
All that’s left is an emptiness inside

[Verse 3]
So I saddle up with a shot of regret
A tune in my heart that ain’t faded yet
But the trail grows dimmer with every stride
A lonesome guitar and a soul that cries

[Verse]
He’s the man behind the board
The silent VIP
Mixes voices like a wizard
Pure magic we can’t see
With his Allen and Heath
He’s a master of the dial
Fixes every broken sound like it’s never been a trial

[Chorus]
Oh Mr. Fix-It Sound Guy
Saving every holy note
With a screwdriver in hand
Keeps the sermon afloat
Oh Mr. Fix-It Sound Guy
You’re the king of this domain
When the mics all go astray
You bring the peace again

[Verse 2]
Sunday morning chaos
Cables crossed and wild
Feedback screaming like a banshee
Making us beg mild
But you walk in calm and steady
Like a knight on Sunday’s quest
With your Allen and Heath mixer
Turning every sound to best

[Chorus]
Oh Mr. Fix-It Sound Guy
Saving every holy note
With a screwdriver in hand
Keeps the sermon afloat
Oh Mr. Fix-It Sound Guy
You’re the king of this domain
When the mics all go astray
You bring the peace again

[Bridge]
No one sees your secret hustle
When you swap a faulty wire
Making sure the choir’s soaring
Lifting voices ever higher
Sanctuary whispers
They all tell tales of you
You’ve got the touch
The golden hand
Making everything sound true

[Verse 3]
When the pastor hits a low and the guitarist breaks a string
You’re the man who keeps it rolling
You’re the hero unsung king
From the booth above the pulpit
You control it all with flair
A magician at the faders
Bringing harmony to prayer

[Verse]
I stumbled hard on the rocky street
Lost my way with heavy feet
The rain fell cold but I let it stay
Each tear it carved taught me the way

[Chorus]
Every fall shaped this heart of mine
Through the dark I learned to shine
I’ll keep walking though the road feels rough
I’ve learned that falling is love enough

[Verse]
Mistakes once whispered through the sky
Shadows carried where dreams would die
But from the ashes grew a flame
A stronger man who knows his name

[Chorus]
Every fall shaped this heart of mine
Through the dark I learned to shine
I’ll keep walking though the road feels rough
I’ve learned that falling is love enough

[Bridge]
The echoes of failure ring in my ear
They tell me to rise don’t give in to fear
For every scar has a story to tell
And I’ll rewrite my ending living it well

[Chorus]
Every fall shaped this heart of mine
Through the dark I learned to shine
I’ll keep walking though the road feels rough
I’ve learned that falling is love enough

[Verse 1]
Travis picked the ring up today
A sparkle that chased his blues away
Katelynn’s name carved deep inside
He's got big plans for a Harley ride

[Chorus]
Oh Frank she’s gonna light the sky
With that diamond shining in her eye
We’ll roll the road two hearts collide
With love and Harley wheels to guide

[Verse 2]
He dialed his dad the old man’s grin
Could be felt through the static thin
Said give her the world just like it spins
Son you're all heart love always wins

[Bridge]
The open road stretched just like dreams
The chrome reflecting endless beams
Two helmets share the summer breeze
A moment they’ll remember with ease

[Chorus]
Oh Frank she’s gonna light the sky
With that diamond shining in her eye
We’ll roll the road two hearts collide
With love and Harley wheels to guide

[Verse 3]
Travis parked by the old oak tree
Knee to the dirt he shared his plea
Katelynn smiled her answer clear
The Harley hummed their song sincere

[Verse]
Tom the gold miner
Hard as steel
Ain't no need for weapons when your blood's cold as ice
The world's a cruel place and I know that I feel it
He's been through the fire
Still alive

[Verse 2]
Tom the gold miner
Searching for gold
But I don't know why
It's just some minerals
The desert's a cruel place
But he don't care
A sandstorm is comin'
But he ain't scared

[Chorus]
In the dark of the night
Tom will seek out his fortune
With a metal detector and a voice like thunder
He's been down the road of pain and suffering
And he'll stay alive through it all

[Verse 3]
Tom the gold miner
Ridin' on his horse
The desert stretches out
But he stays the course
The sun is cruel and the air is dry
But he don't care
He's still alive

[Verse 4]
Tom the gold miner
Ridin' 'til he finds
Riches in the earth and life in the skies
The desert's a cruel place
But he don't care
The night's a dark place
But he ain't scared

[Chorus]
In the dark of the night
Tom will seek out his fortune
With a metal detector and a voice like thunder
He's been down the road of pain and suffering
And he'll stay alive through it all

[Verse 1]
Jerry the canary learned how to sing
As a hatchling on his grandpa's knee
Now he's all grown up, still trying to learn
How to read the electrical plans

[Verse 2]
Jerry's got the voice of an angel
Like those wild mountain birds
He's got a little bit of soul and a little bit of rock
And a whole lot of old bluegrass

[Chorus]
He can carry a tune, he can raise the roof
He can take you by the hand and make you wanna dance
But he never did figure out how to read the electrical plans

[Verse 3]
Well, there's only one thing Jerry's bad at
But unfortunately, it's his day job
The family construction company
Might need to think about putting him out to pasture

[Verse 4]
Jerry keeps a pile of eviction notices
Next to his half-finished bottle of bourbon
They'll let him sing one song for free
But they make him pay for the rest

[Chorus]
He can carry a tune, he can raise the roof
He can take you by the hand and make you wanna dance
But he never did figure out how to read the electrical plans

[Verse]
In the corner of the house lies my sacred escape
Where the sawdust and dreams start to take shape
With bolts and screws I've built my own domain
Keeps my mind steady and my soul untamed

[Verse 2]
Hammer hits steel the rhythm keeps time
In the hum of the drill I find peace of mind
Give me wrenches sparks and the scent of pine
This is where the world fades and I truly shine

[Chorus]
Let me lose myself in the hum of the grind
In a world of chaos it's where I unwind
My hands build stories out of splinters and glue
The workshop's my temple where the old feels brand new

[Bridge]
No one understands the solace I find
In a cluttered old bench with tools aligned
When the world is heavy I retreat right here
This is my world of wood gears and ideas sincere

[Verse 3]
Paint-streaked walls and a scratched-up floor
Each mistake each piece opens a brand-new door
I’m not just building shelves chairs or art
I’m welding together the bits of my heart

[Chorus]
Let me lose myself in the hum of the grind
In a world of chaos it's where I unwind
My hands build stories out of splinters and glue
The workshop's my temple where the old feels brand new

[Verse]
Sunlight through the water
Could be a dream
I thought of you for a minute
Before I saw my blood bloom

[Chorus]
A cold eye gazing
I am doomed
My mother was mistaken
I should not have gone swimming in the ocean

[Verse]
But how could I have known
Such a horrible thing
The salt that lingers
The blood that blooms

[Chorus]
A cold eye gazing
I am doomed
My mother was mistaken
I should not have gone swimming in the ocean

[Bridge]
A warm-blooded monster
I will die in the ocean
You will not hold me again
My blood will bloom
The sun shines through the water
I thought of you

[Chorus]
A cold eye gazing
I am doomed
My mother was mistaken
I should not have gone swimming in the ocean

[Verse]
The sign says
Swim at your own risk
And that makes it your fault
You're getting what you wished

[Verse 2]
The dorsal
In the surf appears
It's always just below
And you never hear

[Chorus]
You always dread the bite
It takes you in the night
You feel the blood and then the tears
This time it is for real

[Verse 3]
You scream out
But no one can hear
You're swimming in a school
But now you disappear

[Verse 4]
It drags you
Below the waves
The deeper that you go
The more the fear behaves

[Chorus]
You always dread the bite
It takes you in the night
You feel the blood and then the tears
This time it is for real