[Verse]
Blues got stripped down took their crown
Thirty-six months locked me down
Lost my rhythm lost my key
Time carved a hole right out of me
[Verse 2]
Rust on the strings dust on my soul
Every tick of the clock took its toll
Shadows dance where sunlight fades
Counting days in these iron shades
[Chorus]
Thirty-six months a thief in the night
Took my spark left a flickering light
Caged my voice but not my fight
I’ll rise again when the time is right
[Verse 3]
Walls can’t hold the song inside
Buried deep where hope won’t hide
Chains can’t mute what the heart will scream
I’m still chasing that runaway dream
[Bridge]
Steel bars hum with a sorrowful tune
Midnight whispers to a pale-faced moon
The blues may be down but they’re not dead
They’re etched in the lines where my spirit bled
[Chorus]
Thirty-six months a thief in the night
Took my spark left a flickering light
Caged my voice but not my fight
I’ll rise again when the time is right