[Verse] The call came on a Tuesday. Double the day rate, paid in cash at the end of the night. They just needed a guy who knew his way around a sound board. Someone to make the microphones behave when the room got loud. [Chorus] I needed the money, the truck needed tires So I packed up my cables and drove to the wires Behind the curtain, there is no magic to see Just scaffolding, tape, and the shadows and me [Verse] I set up my station in the dark. You do not see the spectacle from back here. You just hear the hum of the amplifiers. The static in the monitors. And you wait for the roar of the crowd. [Outro] I told myself I was just there to push the faders I told myself I was just making it loud (Just making it loud) © 2026 The Shady River Bard. All rights reserved.
