
Tar Smear
[Verse 1: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, splicing, belted] Tar hot under a palm that knows every seam I carry mop and timing and a list of every stream Top edge holds the first stroke, I seat and pass it on Morning crew waits on my grit before they walk at dawn Hands on the handle, lungs full of heat and chalk Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the walk I do not own the roof, I own the middle span If my mop blanks out, the whole seam loses plan [Hook: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, loud, splicing] My tar smear kept the seam from a break Not a speech, a timing they can prove and take Grip the handle, mark the eight, send the next stroke through Roof holds only if the middle grit is true [Verse 2: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, colder, splicing] I learned the pace from a hand who left no name Only a worn mop chart and a habit that became the game Tonight the seam thins like a quiet dare I feel the slack before the morning air Stacked guitars wait on my mouth to land the seat I sing the grit they need and keep the line neat No banner, no speech about pride or the past Just tar in my hands and a mark that has to last [Bridge: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, tar smear, splicing] Tar smear seats under my wrists Guitars stack hard on the fists Morning crew never sees the slip They only feel a seam that will not tip [Verse 3: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, splicing, louder] I finish the row with heat still on my sleeve Leave the chart folded where the next shift can believe Boots on the roof already testing the give I hear the seam kiss and know the mop will live Splicing through the last grit like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the handle, quiet enough for the cloud My job is the middle, not the whistle or the board Grit seats, seam holds, that is the whole reward [Hook: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, loud, splicing] My tar smear kept the seam from a break Not a speech, a timing they can prove and take Grip the handle, mark the eight, send the next stroke through Roof holds only if the middle grit is true [Outro: Splicing conduit-rib male rock singer, proud cold, stacked guitars ring out and fade] Tar smear, Saturday Tell the roof I said stay [End]

