You can't see it

YOU CAN'T SEE IT

There's a sign by the gate and a wind sock in the sky,

A little yellow warning telling you why.

The pumps keep turning, the engines still roar,

But there's something in the air you can't see anymore.

No color, no warning when it starts rolling in,

And that rotten-egg smell ain't a thing you can trust in.

So we check our monitors before we step inside,

'Cause out here that little red number can decide.

You can't see it, you can't outrun it,

You don't get a second chance when the alarm starts sounding.

Grab your mask, watch the wind, get your brothers out,

Don't stand around wondering what that siren's about.

It's just another day until that red light shines,

Then every man on that pad better fall in line.

H₂S don't care how tough you think you are—

So respect that gas before it leaves a scar.

I've seen men laugh when the monitor chirps,

“Probably nothing,” while they're finishing work.

But nothing out here is worth betting your life,

Not another damn connection, not another pipe.

Know your muster point, know where the wind blows,

Know how to escape before the numbers get close.

Keep your SCBA where you can reach it fast,

'Cause when that alarm screams, you don't want to ask.

You can't see it, you can't outrun it,

You don't get a second chance when the alarm starts sounding.

Grab your mask, watch the wind, get your brothers out,

Don't stand around wondering what that siren's about.

It's just another day until that red light shines,

Then every man on that pad better fall in line.

H₂S don't care how tough you think you are—

So respect that gas before it leaves a scar.

And somewhere back home there's a light left on,

A wife waiting up till her man's shift is gone.

Kids don't need a hero who never comes back,

They need Dad walking through that front door intact.

So leave the ego sitting there in the truck,

No job is worth finding out you ran out of luck.

You can't see it, you can't smell it,

Don't trust your nose when the monitor tells it.

Alarm goes off—leave the area, don't delay,

Follow your site procedures and get away.

We're here for the paycheck, we're here for the crew,

But we're also here to make it back home too.

H₂S don't care if you're young or you're scarred—

Respect that gas...

and respect how hard it hits.

Wind sock's moving.

Monitor's green.

Engines are running.

Another day on the scene.

Keep your head up.

Know your way out.

And if that alarm starts screaming—

Don't wait around.