Black Dust, Same Day

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Clock in Same gray gate Same black dust in my lungs Same damn fate Forklift hum like a bad dream Steel-toes wet from the melted sleet Brian talkin’ ’bout a cabin in the hills Off grid, off script, off heat He like, “Man, I’m done with this gridlock” I’m just starin’ at the dock with a chipped clock Rob tapin’ up crates for the Far East World get the product, we don’t get peace Dave just tryna keep his rent paid Eyes half gone, but he still stayed Gary, Brad, both burned out, tight-jawed Mutter “what a circus,” punchin’ in, playin’ guard [Chorus] It’s the same damn day at SGL Same cold breath, same black smell They think we slackin’, think we slow But we bleed in the back, in the ice, in the snow Yeah, same damn day at SGL Same old box, same old hell We keep showin’ up, yeah, I don’t know But we still on the dock when the north winds blow (when the north winds blow) [Verse 2] Bill lurkin’ tryna catch a blue screen glow Write you up fast for scrollin’ too slow Pen on the pad like he huntin’ for a prize But he ain’t see the strain in nobody’s eyes Quality control in a warm lil’ room Stamp that tag, send it straight to its doom Parts cracked, but the checklist clean They ain’t even lookin’ at the lines in-between Fingers numb, I can’t feel my grip Frost on the dock, ice on my lip We the last ones here when the line shuts down Still smell carbon when I’m back in town They say “pick it up,” say “work more” Like we ain’t broke backs on this frozen floor We ghosts in the warehouse, snow in our veins Same damn shift, same damn chains [Chorus] It’s the same damn day at SGL Same cold breath, same black smell They think we slackin’, think we slow But we bleed in the back, in the ice, in the snow Yeah, same damn day at SGL Same old box, same old hell We keep showin’ up, yeah, I don’t know But we still on the dock when the north winds blow (when the north winds blow) [Bridge] One day I’m gone leave this gate locked behind me (behind me) No badge, no bell, no boss to find me ’Til then it’s steel and snow and pain Same dock, same clock, same name [Chorus] It’s the same damn day at SGL Same cold breath, same black smell They think we slackin’, think we slow But we bleed in the back, in the ice, in the snow Yeah, same damn day at SGL Same old box, same old hell We keep showin’ up, yeah, I don’t know But we still on the dock when the north winds blow (when the north winds blow)