Reefertech

Down in the plant where the cold wind cries,

Steel pipes hum and the pressure climbs,

Gauges twitch in the dead of night,

Frost on the valves in fluorescent light.

I was chasing leaks through a frozen hall,

Where the compressors roar like a warning call,

Then the alarm cut sharp through the haze—

Ammonia breath in a bitter blaze.

Mask it up, don’t breathe too deep,

One wrong step and you won’t keep—

There’s ammonia in the air tonight,

Burnin’ lungs in the pale blue light,

Hear the sirens, feel that bite—

Hold the line or you won’t survive.

Yeah, ammonia in the air tonight,

Cold steel sings and the pressure’s tight,

Turn that wrench, make it right—

Or freeze in the fight of your life.

Supervisor said “keep it running clean,”

But he don’t know what I’ve damn well seen,

Oil runs black and the seals all crack,

And the system groans like it might snap back.

I’ve been knee-deep in a freezer storm,

Hands go numb but you push on,

From the engine room to the rooftop vents—

This job don’t care ‘bout consequence.

Lock it out, tag it down,

One slip up—you're underground—

There’s ammonia in the air tonight,

Burnin’ lungs in the pale blue light,

Hear the sirens, feel that bite—

Hold the line or you won’t survive.

Yeah, ammonia in the air tonight,

Cold steel sings and the pressure’s tight,

Turn that wrench, make it right—

Or freeze in the fight of your life.

White cloud risin’… can’t see the floor…

Heartbeat poundin’ like never before…

Radio cracklin’: “Evacuate now!”

But I’m still here, I don’t know how…

Pressure rising! Valves screaming!

Lines are shaking! System bleeding!

Suit up—lock in—hold fast—don’t break—

One last turn is all it takes!

There’s ammonia in the air tonight,

Ghost-white fog in the flashing lights,

Stand your ground, finish the fight—

Keep it cold till the morning light.

Yeah, ammonia in the air tonight,

We walk the edge where wrong meets right,

Techs of steel in endless night—

Keepers of the frozen line.