The pressure

[Intro]
(Yeah)
(It never stops)
(Still here)

[Verse 1]
I carry names carved deep in stone
My black suit stays ready for the procession
The reaper sat in the back of that sedan
He missed his chance so I keep moving
The pavement pulls at the soles of my boots
But this engine in my chest won't quit
(it won't quit)
I seen the pulpit fail the neighborhood
The choir sings while the sirens wail
I'm the last candle in a drafty house
Watching the rain wash the chalk away
(wash it away)

[Chorus]
The pressure builds but I never crack
Built from the iron they used to cage us
This fire in my gut is my only warmth
I’m still standing while the world burns down
(still standing)
Yeah I’m still standing

[Verse 2]
Kids doing laps around the same block
Tracing scars I earned twenty years ago
They think it’s a game until the gavel hits
The air tastes like gunpowder and heavy rain
Paranoia is a gift when the eyes stay on me
Back to the bricks and I find the exit
(find the exit)
I don't sleep because the ghosts talk too loud
Checking the locks until my knuckles bleed
Survival is a habit I can’t break
The dirt under my nails is all I own
(all I own)

[Chorus]
The pressure builds but I never crack
Built from the iron they used to cage us
This fire in my gut is my only warmth
I’m still standing while the world burns down
(still standing)
Yeah I’m still standing

[Outro]
Just a man with a pulse and a heavy soul
Hardened by the wind
Forged in the dark
(still here)
(always here)
The fire stays lit
(yeah)