[Intro] [Female loop, echoing] Up before the sunrise Same boots, same sky Clock in, get by Do it, do it, do it [Verse 1] Raspy voice] Steel toes by the door, 3:45 Phone screen glowing, crew boat ride Thermos burnt coffee, blinking eyes Salt on my hoodie, still I rise (yeah) Checklist scribbled on a bent ID Boss talk tough, rig talk louder than he Wind slap face, that marine degree Got my life in a locker marked "leave me be" Pipes hum low like a broke AC Drill bit spinning like anxiety Hard hat halo, crooked on me Safety first, but this pay ain’t free [Chorus] [Female loop] Up before the sunrise Same boots, same sky Clock in, get by (do it, do it, do it) Male] Simba on the rig, just pacing my cage Punch in my code, then I swallow my rage Day to day tasks on a rusted stage I just write my name on a time sheet page [Verse 2] Raspy voice] Grease stain thumb on the logbook line Supervisor nod, “You on valve nine” Wrench in my fist like a borrowed spine If it all goes wrong, they call it "design" Radio crackle, jokes on the loop Same three memes in the WhatsApp group Guy back home posting “living my truth” I’m here counting bolts, trying not to lose proof Lunch break, sky looks painted cheap Seagulls beg fries from the galley sweep Scroll through pics I can’t afford to keep Signal drops out halfway through a dream (damn) [Chorus] [Female loop] Up before the sunrise Same boots, same sky Clock in, get by (do it, do it, do it) Male] Simba on the rig, just pacing my cage Punch in my code, then I swallow my rage Day to day tasks on a rusted stage I just write my name on a time sheet page [Bridge] Raspy voice] One hand on the rail when the floor might sway One thought in my head, “Will I leave one day?” Every nut I tighten, every task I tick Feels like carving little notches in a brick [Female loop, distant] Same boots, same sky Clock in, get by [Chorus] [Female loop, fuller] Up before the sunrise Same boots, same sky Clock in, get by (do it, do it, do it) Male] Simba on the rig, still pacing my cage But I turn that grind to a crooked grace Day to day tasks, yeah I work that maze Till the loop breaks open and I walk off stage
