Prison‑Home Parade: The Slow Build Anthem

Lyrics

[INTRO] We started with a plot, a dream of four walls and light, Todd and Jerry built it slow, in the middle of the night. Emmett’s streets watch us, but the cops all say no, The CAO’s shout, but we keep pushing through the slow. [VERSE 1] Barber’s plans were crooked, his ego like a tower, Four units in a row, but the permits went sour. They called us a nuisance, a crime, a plague, a blight, But we hold the blueprint, and we keep the fight. [CHORUS] This monstrosity we made, a prison for the dream, The slowest build in town, the scar on Emmett’s seam. They say we’re wrong, but we’re right, we’re the ones who’ll stay, In a single‑family cage, we’ll keep the light, come what may. [VERSE 2] The construction took a year, each day a stubborn stone, The council’s words kept echoing, but we never let them groan. The county said we’re wrong, but we’re right, we’re the truth, A home that’s meant to rise, not a crime of proof. [BRIDGE] Cribbs raised his voice, but we won’t retreat, The law’s a maze, but our hearts are concrete. We’re building hope from brick and doubt, brick by brick, And in this slow‑built prison, we’ll never quit. [CHORUS] This monstrosity we made, a prison for the dream, The slowest build in town, the scar on Emmett’s seam. They say we’re wrong, but we’re right, we’ll keep the fight, In the heart of a single‑family cage, we’re the light. [OUTRO] Todd and Jerry stand tall, the yard still dust and dirt. The law may whisper, but we’ll rewrite the hurt. The city keeps on breathing, but we’ve made a place. A single‑family fortress, for hope and for grace.