[Verse 1]
Early roll call
Same faces
Same walls
Steel doors echo
Name on the log
We’re on the line
Boots on concrete
Eyes in the back
We don’t sleep
Talk light
Walk heavy
We the thin thread holding that peace
[Pre-Chorus]
You see a badge
I see my kids on the fridge
You see a gate
I see the edge of a bridge
[Chorus]
M5 holding it down
Yeah we stand in the fire (M5)
Every shift
Every tier
Walking over that wire (that wire)
Risk our lives
Still we clock in on time
Santa Clara on the patch
That’s pride
That’s mine
M5 holding it down
Put respect on the name (hey!)
If it pops
We don’t run
We just step in the flame
Risk our lives
But we still hold that line
Santa Clara in the blood
That’s pride
That’s mine
[Verse 2]
Radio crackles
One code call and we’re there
Face fear head-on
Praying today ain’t the day we tear
We joke in the hallway
Mask up the weight that we feel
Laugh loud
Drive home
Wonder if anyone knows this is real
[Bridge]
Who got your back in the blackout? (we do)
Who walks the tiers when it max out? (we do)
Name on the vest
But we’re people inside
Just trying to live
Still ready to ride
[Chorus]
M5 holding it down
Yeah we stand in the fire (stand tall)
Every shift
Every tier
Walking over that wire
Risk our lives
Still we clock in on time
Santa Clara on the patch
That’s pride
That’s mine
M5 holding it down
Put respect on the name
If it pops
We don’t run
We just step in the flame
Risk our lives
But we still hold that line
Santa Clara in the blood
That’s pride
That’s mine