[Verse 1] You mark the checkpoints with a rusted knife Count every window where the weak lights die The map is ash beneath my gloved hand We move by signals no one understands A cracked receiver coughs a number twice I cut the channel, keep the silence tight Boot soles grind through the powdered glass No flags remain for the columns passing past [Chorus] Hold the line Hold your breath When the signal breaks We take one step [Verse 2] The water tastes of pennies and stone The tower keeps repeating names in code I read the ledger while the sirens stall One page for every town erased from call My words come measured, faster than the fear A clipped report for anyone still here No grand escape, no promise at the end Just one more gate, one more mile to defend [Chorus] Hold the line Hold your breath When the signal breaks We take one step [Bridge] If you hear me, answer once If you hear me, answer once [Outro] The channel folds The numbers blur We keep moving No one turns
