[Verse 1]
Frayed black denim
Hanging by a single thread
Stitches like scar lines
Rust stains where the safety pins bled
Faded logos
Ghosts of every basement show
Sweat and smoke and cheap beer
All ground deep into the cloth below
[Chorus]
This old punk vest is my armor
Every patch a war I've lived through
Pins like teeth in a jaw of defiance
World swings first
But it breaks on the bruises and glue
Patchwork armor
I remember
It remembers me too
[Verse 2]
Collars torn up
Neck rash from a thousand fights
Back print peeling
Still dares every god and every knight
Threadbare lining
Cold wind knifes straight to the bone
Yet when I throw it on
I know I never walk alone
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
You see rags
I see banners
You see holes
I see standards
You see filth
I see vows I never sold
Every tear
Every rip
Is a spine grown bold
[Chorus]