Lyrics By: J G. Argo ©2026 Song Summary — “Feed the Dogs (After Hours)” The song follows a dreamer moving through a strange, overwhelming world where work, responsibility, and identity collide. What begins as a simple job turns into something deeper — a symbolic journey where the dreamer is asked to care for endless “dogs,” representing fears, conditioning, old loyalties, and emotional burdens they didn’t realize they were carrying. As the dream unfolds, the dreamer encounters echoes of the past — family, former beliefs, and moments that test trust and vulnerability. The growing realization is that not every responsibility belongs to them, and not every voice deserves to be fed. By the end, the dreamer chooses their own path, leaving behind obligation and noise to return to what is real — love, grounding, and self-defined freedom. ---------------------------------- Verse 1 New badge, cold floor, sparks in the air Threw me in the fire, said figure it out in there Didn’t know the rules, didn’t know the cost But steel don’t ask what you’ve already lost Pre-Chorus Whistle blew, lights went low Thought I was done, thought I could go Boss leaned in, said one more thing There’s mouths outside that still need feeding Chorus 🔥 (HOOK) After hours, feed the dogs All the things you can’t shut off Loyal fears with sharpened jaws Still chasing what you’re not After hours, hear them bark From the edges of your heart I just wanna go back home But the night says no, not done Verse 2 Gate swung wide, it never ends Everyone’s feeding what they were handed German eyes, blackened ground Then a thousand shadows started flooding out Short legs, long backs, pitch-black waves Every trained instinct I tried to escape Pre-Chorus 2 They said buy the food, take one too If you wanna work, this is what you do I stood there thinking this ain’t me But hunger don’t care what you believe Chorus 🔥 After hours, feed the dogs All the things you can’t shut off Loyal fears with sharpened jaws Still chasing what you’re not After hours, hear them bark From the edges of your heart I just wanna go back home But the night says no, not done Post-Chorus Chant (crowd-ready) Feed the dogs Feed the dogs Not every voice gets what it wants Bridge (half-time, emotional) Old room, old names, borrowed truth Hands outstretched from my youth She said fall back, I got you now But I’m built too strong to disappear somehow (beat drop) Still… I leaned Final Chorus 🔥🔥 (biggest) After hours, feed the dogs But I choose which ones I walk I won’t bleed for what’s been sold I won’t trade my spine for gold After hours, let them bark I’m not scared of the dark I’m going home, I know the way Love’s the leash I won’t break Outro (soft → resolved) Key in the door, breath slows down Small paws waiting, safe and sound After hours fade away I fed the truth — and walked away
