[Verse 1]
Sun’s beatin’ down on the back of my neck
Another attic like an oven, drippin’ sweat
Filters clogged, coils caked in grime
And I’m breathin’ in fiberglass and time
Condensers screamin’, kids cryin’ inside
Another AC down, and nowhere to hide
Evaporators leak like forgotten truth
While the office says, “Just one more, for you.”
[Chorus]
And I crawl… through the heat that no one sees
Refrigerant runs where comfort used to be
The thermostat lies, the phone won’t stop
Tryin’ to cool the world from the rooftop
[Verse 2]
No time to eat, no place to rest
Just coolant and questions and cardiac stress
Compressor’s locked, the motor’s fried
Mrs. Taylor says she’s “already died.”
The pressure climbs, the gauges scream
This trade was once a working man’s dream
Now we’re ghosts in sweat-stained boots
Keeping peace through copper routes
[Chorus]
And I crawl… through the heat that no one sees
The temp don’t care about degrees
Blowin’ cold in a world gone hot
Just tryin’ to keep what little we’ve got
[Bridge – slow and moody]
Thirty years in the lines and vents
Gave my back, my knees, my rent
The kids just scroll while the system cools
But I bled for trades they don’t teach in schools
[Break – stripped down, spoken or whispered]
This ain’t glory
It ain’t fame
But when the sweat dries
They’ll remember my name
[Final Chorus – full power]
And I crawl… through the heat that won’t forgive
Still I serve the air you need to live
No medals, no crowds, just circuits and steel
But in this fire, I stay real
[Outro – fading, echoing]
Pressure don’t sleep…
But I still breathe…
Coolin’ a world that forgets to believe…