[Verse 1] Cold steel walls and a burning haze Twelve hours lost in a furnace cage Gouge that line, wipe your eyes Can’t see straight through the smoke and fire Breathing deep through a mask that leaks Just enough to get you through the week You don’t think ‘bout what’s inside You just do your job and you survive ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Yeah you tell yourself you’ll be alright Just another long, hard night ⸻ [Chorus] (keep it steady, not explosive) Cold sweat nights, laying in a motel bed Heart beat fast, pounding in your head Feel like hell, like you caught the flu But it’s something in the air you breathe going through you Call back home just to hear their voice Say you’re good, like you got a choice Close your eyes, but you don’t sleep right Living fast in those cold sweat nights ⸻ [Verse 2] Morning comes and you drag your bones Same old boots, same danger zone Coffee strong but it don’t fix What’s been building up in your chest Young and dumb, thought you’d never break Now you’re counting years and what it takes Look at numbers, look at time Wonder if you crossed that line ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] All those days you didn’t think twice Now you’re paying the price ⸻ [Chorus] Cold sweat nights, laying in a motel bed Heart beat fast, pounding in your head Feel like hell, like you caught the flu But it’s something in the air you breathe going through you Call back home just to hear their voice Say you’re good, like you got a choice Close your eyes, but you don’t sleep right Living fast in those cold sweat nights ⸻ [Bridge] (quiet, reflective) Digester walls and a ghost in your lungs All the years you were still so young Didn’t know what it’d take away Just another job, just another day ⸻ [Outro Chorus] (slightly heavier emotionally, not louder) Cold sweat nights, staring at the ceiling fan Praying hard just to be a better man If I make it through, if I see that day I’ll lay this hammer down and walk away Call back home, hear my babies laugh Makes you wonder how long you’ve got Still breathing, but it don’t feel right Living fast in those cold sweat nights
