Maintenance Lights

[Intro (PA)] Please remain behind the yellow line. Honesty is in progress. Verse 1 Buzz of the tubes, soft blue on the floor, Names on the pegboard, coats by the door. You say it’s ugly—good, then it’s true, Truth wears coveralls, looks like you. Hands smell like metal, coffee gone cold, Tender is the torque you learn to hold. Pre-Chorus If it breaks, we don’t pretend— We label it and check again. No miracles, just human hands— Turn the bolt, adjust the span. Chorus Keep me on under maintenance lights, I break clean, I break right. No mascara nights, no borrowed shine— Keep me on under maintenance lights. If I fracture, mark the line— Fix me slow, I’m redesigned. Verse 2 Clipboard patience, margins in pen, Notes like prayers you’ll need again. We laugh at the squeal, then pull the wheel, Grease on our knees says “this is real.” Nothing glamorous, nothing grand, Just staying soft with what we can. Pre-Chorus If it fails, don’t make it myth— Call it by its proper shift. Loosen, listen, pressure down— Turn and feel the cleaner sound. Chorus Keep me on under maintenance lights… Bridge (Break) No audience, no second take, The bravest glow is when we ache. If perfect fades, we’re still alright— We learned the switch that saves the night. Final Chorus Keep me on under maintenance lights… If I fracture, mark the line— Fix me slow, I’m redesigned. Tag Sign the work. Close the door. Live some more.