[Verse 1: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, raising, belted] Shop cold under a palm that knows every fray I carry grease and timing and a list of every stay Top cone holds the first bend, I seat and pass it on Evening kiln waits on my tip before they cue at dawn Hands on the block, lungs full of dust and chalk Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the walk I do not own the kiln, I own the middle span If my tip blanks out, the whole bend loses plan [Hook: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, loud, raising, belted] Shared tip kept the night cone calm Not a speech, a timing they can prove and palm Grip the block, mark the eight, send the next one through Shop holds only if the middle tip is true [Verse 2: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, colder, raising] I learned the mark from a tech who left no name Only a worn cone 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 tip they need and keep the line neat No banner, no speech about pride or the past Just block in our hands and a mark that has to last [Bridge: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, cone tip, raising, belted] Cone tip under both palms Strings answer hard on the calm Kiln never sees the matched pace They only feel a bend that keeps its place [Verse 3: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, raising, 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 tip kiss and know the bend will live Raising through the last pull like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the block, quiet enough for the cloud My job is the middle, not the whistle or the board Tip seats, bend holds, that is the whole reward [Hook: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, loud, raising, belted] Shared tip kept the night cone calm Not a speech, a timing they can prove and palm Grip the block, mark the eight, send the next one through Shop holds only if the middle tip is true [Outro: Raising mullite-lung male vocalist, proud cold, low strings ring out and fade] Cone tip, Saturday Tell the kiln I said stay [End]