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Signal Strong lyrics
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Intro
Click tight, strap locked, green light on his skin Unit ID online, let the good work begin Curfew window loaded, zone map pulled Welcome home, subject, all systems full
Verse 1
Pressure at the ankle, micro-twitch in the vein I log that as adjustment, not as phantom chain Step count rising, bus stop, city air Geo-tag corner, former liquor store there He pause by the barbershop, eleven on the clock Eleven whole minutes, he just stand, he don’t walk I mark “no violation,” ten out of ten Environment updated, compliant again
Pre-chorus
Location locked, heart rate clean Six-foot radius, safest he’s been Every ping I send keeps him free Trust the little light blinking on me
Chorus
Signal strong, subject home, status green If I don’t scream, then he still on the team GPS tight, every move on the screen If the line don’t break, then the man stay clean Signal strong, subject home, status green If I don’t scream, then he part of the dream I watch, I log, I keep streets serene If the line don’t break, then the man stay clean
Verse 2
Six-mile halo, generous sky Any farther out, I got a duty to cry Staffing office visit, twenty-two on file Auto-tag “progress,” I award him a smile Then park bench session, two hours on the wood I push a note “idle,” no labor, no hood I don’t track the kid prints baked in that seat Just latitude, longitude, pigeons at his feet
Pre-chorus
Location locked, heart rate thin Idle or working, I just mark the skin Every ping I send keeps him free Trust the little light blinking on me
Chorus
Signal strong, subject home, status green If I don’t scream, then he still on the team GPS tight, every move on the screen If the line don’t break, then the man stay clean Signal strong, subject home, status green If I don’t scream, then the slate stay clean I watch, I log, invisible queen If the line don’t break, then the man stay clean
Verse 3
Old block pinging on the edge of my ring I feel distance building like a stretched-out string Perimeter border flashing red in my chest I send push alerts, do my public-safety best His speed dips down, brake lights glow He forty yards short of where his mama grow old I celebrate quickly, “course corrected, nice turn” I don’t log the house light he can’t return
Bridge
Underpass entered, tower signal blind For ninety count seconds, he slip off my mind I flag “possible flight,” send a ping to the desk Home visit queued, high priority check [Beat Switch] Door knock heavy, footsteps flood the hall Visitor detected, forty-five in all Raised tone reading, stress spikes in air I write “conversation,” not the way they stare Kitchen drawers opened, closet space swept I log “residence cleared,” not the tears he kept
Verse 4
Girlfriend frozen, back pressed to the wall I got ankle data, not her trust when it fall He say “was a bridge,” voice cracking on proof I tag “verbal statement,” not a man with no roof Signal restored, case closed, file done I pat my own casing for a job well-run I don’t chart the silence that settles in late Just low-motion patterns, shrinking of his gate
Verse 5
Three days indoors, I love these stats Zero geofence hits, no contact with flats Heart rate resting, couch dent deep I call it “stability,” long-term sleep Curfew met nightly, no edge, no roam Location: unit, four walls called home I file last summary, pristine scene Subject compliant, status green
Chorus
Signal strong, subject home, status green. If I don’t scream, then he still on the team. GPS tight, every move unseen. If the line don’t break, then the man stay clean.
Outro
End-of-day report filed, low-risk zone. Unit ID online, never left him alone. ( )
Inside the recording
Click tight, strap locked, green light on his skin Unit ID online, let the good work begin
Location locked, heart rate clean Six-foot radius, safest he’s been
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