Hold The Line

Boots by the door

Pager on the table

Half a cup of coffee

Sirens cut the cable

Names on the lockers

Smudged with ash and time

Photo of a family

Wedged under a spine

Hero firelighters, running to the flame

When the whole world’s burning, they remember every name

Through the heat, through the smoke, when the street turns red

Hero firelighters, holding back the spread

Mask on in seconds

Buckle, snap, and seal

Heartbeats under helmets

Engines start to reel

Neighbors at the window

Praying in the glow

Somebody yells “My baby!”

They’re already through the door

Hero firelighters, running to the flame

When the whole world’s burning, they remember every name

Through the heat, through the smoke, when the street turns red

Hero firelighters, holding back the spread

They don’t ask “Who’s inside?” (hey!)

They just climb the stair

Every breath a battle

Every breath a prayer

Hero firelighters, running to the flame

When the whole world’s burning, they remember every name

For the scared, for the small, for the words unsaid

Hero firelighters, standing in our stead