Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Fifty-seven years and a steady ring
Two kids grown up, good home, good things
Army nights still live in my bones
Firehouse smoke in the walls I own
I laugh at supper, I kiss her cheek
Then the floor drops out underneath
Some old sound drags me back inside
Where the red light burns and I can't hide
[Pre-Chorus]
I know my name
I know my place
But my pulse kicks hard
When the room feels cage
[Chorus]
Hold the line
Hold the line
Keep me here, keep me alive
Hold the line
Hold the line
I am more than what survived
(hold the line)
(hold the line)
[Verse 2]
I taught my boy to fix his brakes
Taught my girl how a promise stays
I swung an axe and I ran that gate
Pulled folks out when the hours were late
But some nights hit like a broken glass
One bad flash and I’m back in the past
Hands on the table, breath in my chest
I tell myself now, "You earned your rest"
[Pre-Chorus]
I know my face
I know this room
But the dark still taps
On the edge of the truth
[Chorus]
Hold the line
Hold the line
Keep me here, keep me alive
Hold the line
Hold the line
I am more than what survived
(hold the line)
(hold the line)
[Bridge]
If I go quiet, pull me close
Say my kids' names, let me know
I'm in the house, not in the sand
Not in the smoke, not in that land
Her hand on mine, my heart slows down
I come back home when she says my name out loud
[Final Chorus]
Hold the line
Hold the line
Keep me here, keep me alive
Hold the line
Hold the line
I am more than what survived
Hold the line
Hold the line
Got a wife, got a life, got pride
Hold the line
Hold the line
I am here, and I'm still on your side
(hold the line)
(hold the line)
Style
alternative metal / post-grunge / hard rock with nu metal weightmid-tempo march feel and tight palm-muted riffs; verse rides low and tense with half-spoken linespre-chorus opens with rising toms and stacked harmonieschorus hits hard with gang shouts on the title phrase and octave guitarsbridge drops to a bare voice-and-drum pulse before the final lift. close-mic gritty lead vocaldoubled chorusesshort delay throws on key wordssiren-like synth swellsimpact hits into transitionsbright punchy mix with heavy low end.post-grungenu metalalternative metalhard rock
Prompt
Song called hold the line similar to Breaking Benjamin about a 57-year-old happily married man with two kids, however years in the military and the fire department, he is dealing with thoughts of PTS
Credits
Prompt bySlickShark855
GeneratedJun 21, 2026
ModelAria v5.5
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