Why We Work These Walls

Verse 1  
Sun don’t shine where I clock in  
Just steel doors and the weight of sin  
Boots hit concrete, keys in hand  
Another long night no one understands  

No sirens screamin’, no glory found  
Just echoes of a hard, cold sound  
Of lives gone wrong and choices made  
In a place where hope can start to fade  

Pre-Chorus  
Yeah, it ain’t a path that people see  
But it’s still a line of duty  

Chorus  
We work these walls for the ones inside  
For the chance there’s still some good to find  
For the line between chaos and control  
For holdin’ steady when it takes a toll  
It ain’t about praise, ain’t about fame  
It’s standin’ strong in a thankless game  
Yeah, it breaks you down, but you still believe  
In why we work these walls we see  

Verse 2  
Every door slam’s like a warning call  
Gotta read every move, every look, every flaw  
Respect ain’t given, it’s hard-earned truth  
And you learn real fast what you gotta do  

Some nights you see a man break down  
Drop that mask, let the truth come out  
And for a second through the bars you see  
Who they were… or who they could be  

Pre-Chorus  
Yeah, it ain’t just lockin’ doors all day  
It’s keepin’ the darkness at bay  

Chorus  
We work these walls for the ones inside  
For the chance there’s still some good to find  
For the line between chaos and control  
For holdin’ steady when it takes a toll  
It ain’t about praise, ain’t about fame  
It’s standin’ strong in a thankless game  
Yeah, it breaks you down, but you still believe  
In why we work these walls we see  

Bridge  
People think it’s black and white  
But they don’t see the shades at night  
The fights, the fear, the human cost  
The pieces of yourself you’ve lost  

Breakdown  
Yeah, you carry it home, even when you leave  
In every breath, in everything you see  

Final Chorus  
We work these walls, yeah we hold that line  
Between wrong and right, between lost and find  
For every moment we can keep things still  
For every test of strength and will  
It ain’t for thanks, it ain’t for ease  
It’s somethin’ deeper that don’t let you leave  
Yeah, it marks your soul, it don’t set you free  
That’s why we work these walls we see  

Outro  
Yeah, these walls don’t talk, but they sure do teach  
About the things no one can reach  
Why we stay… most’ll never see  
But it’s who we are… in these walls we keep

Grunge, country, female, heavy guitar.