[Intro: Rhythmic Stomp-Clap, Gritty Vocals]
(Ooh-ooh, yeah)
(From the same dirt, from the same mud)
(Ooh-ooh, yeah)
(Look at us now)
[Verse 1]
We were running on parallel tracks through the cold Wisconsin mud
Carrying a heavy history thicker than the water or the blood
Foster homes and silent rooms, growing up inside the quiet space
Following the Witness lines, trying to find a saving grace
Always checking the perimeter, expecting everything to fall
While you were standing in the freeze, waiting right behind the wall
[Pre-Chorus: Acoustic Build]
Two separate lives surviving the exact same winter chill
Chasing down the chaos just to find out if the heart is standing still
But I felt the ground start shifting when you looked into my eyes
Realizing that the steady ground was never a disguise...
[Beat Drop: Stomp Clap Explosion]
[Chorus: Massive Arena Belt]
'Cause we came up from the same dirt, bleeding from the same scars! (Same dirt!)
Two broken pieces matching up underneath the midwest stars! (Under the stars)
No more hiding in the shadows of the houses where we couldn't stay
We're building up a kingdom from the wreckage that we washed away
Yeah, the parallel tracks finally hit the open road tonight! (Open road!)
[Post-Chorus: Catchy Vocal Chant Hook]
(Digging deep, digging deep, yeah!)
(From the same dirt we rise)
(Digging deep, digging deep, yeah!)
(Look into my eyes, look into my eyes)
[Verse 2]
You've got your daughter and your boy navigating through the clear blue sky
And for the first time in sixteen years, I don't feel the need to hide or fly
Shared roots in the valley where the winters break you right in two
But the morning didn't bring the walls when I woke up next to you
You didn't rush to wash the skin, you didn't try to pull away
[Bridge: High Intensity Build]
No more watering a hollow seed, begging someone for a crumb
Yeah, look at the survival, look at what we have begun! (Look what we started!)
From the foster homes to the highway view
Every single broken bridge led me straight to you! (Straight to you!)
[Chorus: Maximum Energy]
'Cause we came up from the same dirt, bleeding from the same scars! (Same dirt!)
Two broken pieces matching up underneath the midwest stars! (Under the stars)
No more hiding in the shadows of the houses where we couldn't stay
We're building up a kingdom from the wreckage that we washed away!
[Post-Chorus: Catchy Vocal Chant Hook]
(Digging deep, digging deep, yeah!)
(From the same dirt we rise)
(Digging deep, digging deep, yeah!)
[Outro: Smooth Acoustic Fade]
From the same dirt... (Same dirt)
Wisconsin roots holding strong.
This is exactly where we belong.
The storm is over now. (It's over now)
First shift rising.
Just the sun.
(Yeah, from the same dirt...)
[Fade Out]
[End]
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