NIGHT SHIFT [INTRO - JVOLTZ ONLY] [low whispered male voice] "JVoltz..." [raspy breath] "Yeah..." City still awake, I can hear it through the glass Everybody chasing something, I'm just making mine last Streetlights on the hood, midnight on the dash Clock says slow down, but the engine says pass [VERSE 1 - JVOLTZ ONLY] I been working while the skyline sleeping Dreams don't punch out, so the grind keeps breathing Late-night thoughts with a bassline underneath Got ambition in my chest and a melody in my teeth I don't need a daylight audience Built this in the dark, now the darkness got confidence Every setback tried to clock me out I hit overtime and made the doubt clock out Phone on silent, tunnel vision loud I can hear my own thoughts through the middle of the crowd They see the finished picture, never studied the frame I was putting in the work before they learned my name [PRE-HOOK - JVOLTZ ONLY] [soft melodic delivery] While they sleep, I build While they talk, I move While the night gets still I got something to prove [HOOK - JVOLTZ ONLY] I'm on the night shift Still working when the lights quit Whole city sleeping, I'm awake with it Heart full of pressure, but I make music with it Night shift I don't need a spotlight Built it in the dark, now I'm ready for the daylight Night shift Yeah, that's my time When the world goes quiet, that's when I come alive [VERSE 2 - JVOLTZ ONLY] [low raspy ad-libs] "Yeah..." "Still here..." "Let's go..." I got midnight mileage on a daytime dream Every mile on the road put another thought in the scheme I don't chase quick wins, I play long with the vision Every move calculated, every loss paid tuition My reflection in the window looking back like, "You still got work?" I said, "Tell the clock wait, I'm just getting warmed up" I turn pressure into rhythm, turn fatigue into fire Put a melody on struggle, take the whole thing higher No shortcuts in the blueprint, no erasing what I earned Every page got a lesson from the bridges that I burned I don't need to make noise just to prove I'm in the room When the bass hits low, you can feel exactly who [HOOK - JVOLTZ ONLY] I'm on the night shift Still working when the lights quit Whole city sleeping, I'm awake with it Heart full of pressure, but I make music with it Night shift I don't need a spotlight Built it in the dark, now I'm ready for the daylight Night shift Yeah, that's my time When the world goes quiet, that's when I come alive [BRIDGE - JVOLTZ ONLY] [half-whispered] No applause... No cameras... No crowd... Just me... The beat... And another mountain to climb... [raspy sustained note] I ain't done... [beat drops] [VERSE 3 - JVOLTZ ONLY] Now the morning getting closer, but I'm still on ten Funny how the night gets shorter when you're chasing the win I learned discipline don't sparkle, it just shows up every day Even when the motivation disappeared, I stayed That's the difference between wishing and deciding Between talking about the road and actually driving I got scars underneath the jacket, got stories underneath the chain Every shine you see now came attached to some rain So if you see me when the sun comes up Know I wasn't lucky, I was building when the odds were rough And if tomorrow asks me why I never quit I'll tell it the same way: I was born for the night shift [FINAL HOOK - JVOLTZ ONLY] [wide melodic delivery] I'm on the night shift Still working when the lights quit Whole city sleeping, I'm awake with it Heart full of pressure, but I make music with it Night shift I don't need a spotlight Built it in the dark, now I'm ready for the daylight Night shift Yeah, that's my time When the world goes quiet, that's when I come alive [FINAL AD-LIBS - JVOLTZ ONLY] "Night shift..." "Still working..." "Still here..." [OUTRO - JVOLTZ ONLY] [low whispered male voice] "JVoltz..." [soft raspy exhale] Clock out? Not tonight.
