One Eye on the Room

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Jose leaves the uniform folded away Keeps his back to the wall in the café Counts every footstep crossing the floor Checks the latch twice before locking the door [Pre-Chorus] The war moved on, but his eyes stayed trained Every quiet room still feels like a range [Chorus] All work, no rest, he keeps moving through One hand on the day, one eye on the room Jose walks steady, but never unwinds A civilian now, still on watch all the time [Verse 2] Clock in at dawn, let the long shift begin Coffee gone cold while the hours grind in Calls from his sister go straight to voicemail He says, “I’m alright,” then goes back to the rail [Pre-Chorus] The war moved on, but his eyes stayed trained Every quiet room still feels like a range [Chorus] All work, no rest, he keeps moving through One hand on the day, one eye on the room Jose walks steady, but never unwinds A civilian now, still on watch all the time [Bridge] At the kitchen sink, he lets the tap run Counts to ten slowly, then counts it again Tomorrow can wait on the other side For one quiet minute, he lets down his guard [Final Chorus] All work, no rest, he keeps moving through One hand on the day, one eye on the room Jose walks steady, but maybe tonight He’ll leave one task for the morning light [Outro] The door is locked; the phone can ring For once, he stops checking everything