[Intro]
[Heavy rhythmic acoustic strumming with deep floor tom hits]
[Verse 1]
The price of the bread and the cost of the gas
Watching the seasons and the bank balance pass
We are bending our backs in the heat of the day
While the world finds a million new ways we should pay
I look past the porch and I see where you stand
With the same kind of dirt on the palm of your hand
They want us divided, they want us to break
But we are the ones with the most at stake
[Verse 2]
I am not a color and you are not a name
When the winter comes knocking, the cold feels the same
We have traded our peace for a voice on a screen
But there is a vast, empty space lived in between
If the lights all go out and the systems all fail
It is not a politician who will balance the scale
It is you at my door and it is me at your gate
Deciding that kindness is stronger than hate
[Chorus]
[Full Band Entry - Gritty and Driving]
We are giving ourselves to each other now
With a hand on the wheel and a hand on the plow
Fighting to the end just to keep what is real
Beyond all the noise and the way that they feel
I see you as human, I see you as kin
Under the surface and under the skin
Just neighbors together, just holding the line
I will carry your burden if you carry mine
[Bridge]
[Breakdown - Music drops to a steady heartbeat pulse]
When the chaos gets loud and the living gets hard
We are the sentries in the same backyard
No more winning or losing, no more being right
Just keeping the fire through the middle of the night
[Building Intensity]
We are the anchor
We are the hold
[Solo]
[Raw distorted electric guitar solo - melodic and soulful]
[Chorus]
[Full Energy - Anthem Style]
We are giving ourselves to each other now
With a hand on the wheel and a hand on the plow
Fighting to the end just to keep what is real
Beyond all the noise and the way that they feel
I see you as human, I see you as kin
Under the surface and under the skin
Just neighbors together, just holding the line
I will carry your burden if you carry mine
[Outro]
[Music fades to solo acoustic guitar]
To the very end
To the last of the light
I will see you as a man
In the thick of the fight
We are all we have
And that is the truth
Fixing the fence
And fixing the roof
[End]
[Single final low guitar note]
