[verse 1] he wasn’t top of the class. not even close. got through high school by the skin of his nose. nobody expected much. least of all, him. but he stuck it out. graduated. that was enough. [verse 2] first real job. dirty boots. manual labor. showed up on time, didn’t complain. they started noticing. gave him more responsibility. people liked him. he liked himself, for once. [chorus] he built a name with quiet hands earned the trust, became their man step by step, he climbed that wall didn’t know how far he’d fall [verse 3] they all went out after friday’s shift. laughed too loud, stayed too late. he didn’t usually drink. but he wanted to belong. shots kept coming. no one said stop. he didn’t either. [verse 4] his head was splitting. still drunk, maybe. but he showed up. that damn pressure valve, he was supposed to check it. he didn’t. and when it failed, it failed hard. one man hurt. another gone. [chorus] they spoke his name in silent rooms finger-pointing, tight-lipped gloom years of work, erased in flame now all he has is blame [bridge] you don’t get to explain you don’t get context there’s just what happened and who they say you are now [outro] he still sees their faces in his sleep and sometimes when he looks in the mirror he sees someone he doesn’t recognize he doesn't recognize
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