[Verse 1]
Gray key ring on my belt
Steel door, same old hell
Count heads, lock the line
Keep my eyes on every sign
Boots hit tile, same routine
Names on paper, faces mean
Hands behind, eyes ahead
One wrong move and somebody bled
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the echo in the block
Hear the anger, hear the clock
Every step is pressure thick
Every shift is one more click
[Chorus]
I hold the line
I hold the line
Through the steel and the smoke
I hold the line
I hold the line
I hold the line
Badge on my chest
And a war in my mind
[Verse 2]
Dinner trays and slammed-up gates
Broken trust behind the plates
Fights break out in a blink
I gotta move before they think
Late-night count, cold concrete
Tired bones on tired feet
Some want out, some want in
Some just wanna drag me down with them
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the echo in the block
Hear the anger, hear the clock
Every step is pressure thick
Every shift is one more click
[Chorus]
I hold the line
I hold the line
Through the steel and the smoke
I hold the line
I hold the line
I hold the line
Badge on my chest
And a war in my mind
[Bridge]
I see the boy before the beast
I see the riot, I see the feast
For every lock there’s a name
For every name there’s shame
No one sees what I carry home
The weight, the noise, the bone
But I stand when the sirens rise
I stand while the chaos dies
[Chorus]
I hold the line
I hold the line
Through the steel and the smoke
I hold the line
I hold the line
I hold the line
Badge on my chest
And a war in my mind