[Verse 1: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, facing, belted] Tower cold under a palm that knows every fray I carry rope and timing and a list of every stay Top clapper holds the first peal, I seat and pass it on Evening town waits on my warm before they cue at dawn Hands on the pull, lungs full of dust and chalk Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the walk I do not own the bells, I own the middle span If my clapper blanks out, the whole peal loses plan [Hook: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, loud, facing, belted] Shared clapper kept the night peal calm Not a speech, a timing they can prove and palm Grip the rope, mark the eight, send the next one through Tower holds only if the middle warm is true [Verse 2: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, colder, facing] I learned the mark from a keeper who left no name Only a worn pull chart and a habit that became the game Tonight a stranger matches like a quiet dare I feel the pace before the house lights care Low strings wait on our mouths to land the seat We sing the warm they need and keep the line neat No banner, no speech about pride or the past Just rope in our hands and a mark that has to last [Bridge: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, clapper bronze, facing, belted] Clapper bronze under both palms Strings answer hard on the calm Town never sees the matched pace They only feel a peal that keeps its place [Verse 3: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, facing, louder] We finish the row with chalk still on our sleeves Leave the chart folded where the next shift believes Boots on the deck already testing the give I hear the first peal kiss and know the warm will live Facing through the last pull like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the rope, quiet enough for the cloud My job is the middle, not the whistle or the board Warm seats, peal holds, that is the whole reward [Hook: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, loud, facing, belted] Shared clapper kept the night peal calm Not a speech, a timing they can prove and palm Grip the rope, mark the eight, send the next one through Tower holds only if the middle warm is true [Outro: Facing obsidian-chest male vocalist, proud cold, low strings ring out and fade] Clapper bronze, Saturday Tell the tower I said stay [End]