[Intro]
Smoke in my lungs
Ash on my face
Radio crackle
Pressure
Then grace
[Verse 1]
Boots in the dust
Sirens in the canyon
Red sky breathing
We roll with a plan and
Names on our jackets
Sweat in our eyes
Hermit Springs calling
We answer that cry
[Chorus]
Hearts of gold on the fireline
We run in while the hills burn bright
Tear-stained cheeks in the flashing lights
Hold the line
Hold the line
For the ones who won’t sleep tonight
Calfire boys
Calfire girls
Hardwork hands in a fragile world
If we fall
Let the story rise
Hold the line
Hold the line
[Verse 2]
Banjo in the station
Old song on repeat
Laughs over coffee
Mud on our seats
Then the call hits hard
Burning homes in the pines
We cut through fallen trees
Fear left behind
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] For the names we whisper
When the season ends
For the helmets on the hook
Our missing friends
[building screams behind]
If my voice breaks
Let it break loud
Carve their courage
Right into the clouds
[Chorus]