
Damper Draw
[Verse 1: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, tempering] Soot on the rung, night cold on the flue I carry a wrench and a name I cannot kick Top damper stuck from a season of rain I came to open it and sit with the pain Hands on the rod, lungs full of ash and chalk Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the walk I do not own the house, I own the middle span If my damper blanks out, the whole draft loses plan [Hook: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, loud, tempering] Damper drew the grief into a clean draft Not a speech, a timing I can prove by craft Grip the rod, feel the give, send the next breath through Flue holds only if the middle draw is true [Verse 2: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, colder, tempering] I learned the mark from a hand who left no name Only a worn flue chart and a habit that became the game Tonight the grief sits like a quiet dare I feel the slack before the morning air Deep kick waits on my mouth to land the seat I speak the draw I need and keep the line neat No banner, no speech about pride or the past Just iron in my hands and a mark that has to last [Bridge: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, damper draw, tempering] Damper draw under my palm Kick answers hard on the calm House never needs a speech to know The flue is mine when the draft says so [Verse 3: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, tempering, louder] I finish the open with soot still on my sleeve Leave the chart folded where the next shift can believe Boots on the roof already testing the give I hear the draft pull once and know the damper will live Tempering through the last draw like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the rod, quiet enough for the cloud My job is the middle, not the whistle or the board Draw seats, flue holds, that is the whole reward Ash on my tongue, clean air in the flue again I climb down slower with a chest that can take the rain [Hook: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, loud, tempering] Damper drew the grief into a clean draft Not a speech, a timing I can prove by craft Grip the rod, feel the give, send the next breath through Flue holds only if the middle draw is true [Outro: Tempering asphalt-chest male MC, proud cold, deep kick rings out and fades] Damper draw, Saturday Tell the flue I said stay [End]

