[Verse 1: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, threading] Pad cold under a palm that knows every fray I carry hose and timing and a list of every stay Top lift skin holds the first rise, I seat and pass it on Evening crew waits on my stretch before they cue at dawn Hands on the neck, lungs full of dust and chalk Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the walk I do not own the pad, I own the middle span If my lift skin blanks out, the whole rise loses plan [Hook: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, loud, threading] My lift skin stretches so their first rise can trust Not a speech, a timing they can prove and thrust Grip the hose, mark the eight, send the next one through Pad holds only if the middle stretch is true [Verse 2: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, colder, threading] I learned the mark from a filler who left no name Only a worn fill chart and a habit that became the game Tonight the hose slips like a quiet dare I feel the slack before the house lights care Stacked guitars wait on my mouth to land the seat I sing the stretch they need and keep the line neat No banner, no speech about pride or the past Just hose in my hands and a mark that has to last [Bridge: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, skin stretch, threading] Skin stretch seats under my palm Guitars stack hard on the calm Evening crew never sees the slip They only feel a pad that will not tip [Verse 3: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, threading, louder] I finish the row with chalk still on my sleeve Leave the chart folded where the next shift can believe Boots on the deck already testing the give I hear the first rise kiss and know the stretch will live Threading through the last fill like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the hose, quiet enough for the cloud My job is the middle, not the whistle or the board Stretch seats, rise holds, that is the whole reward [Hook: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, loud, threading] My lift skin stretches so their first rise can trust Not a speech, a timing they can prove and thrust Grip the hose, mark the eight, send the next one through Pad holds only if the middle stretch is true [Outro: Threading pewter-jaw male rock singer, proud cold, stacked guitars ring out and fade] Skin stretch, Saturday Tell the pad I said stay [End]