Night Shift - Grieves

Tattered ghost ships sailin' outta sight

I’ve been writing about them most of my life

Couldn’t find it in my heart of hearts to lie about the fight

So I set it all on fire and disappeared into the night

Now you were looking for some flaws?

Let me hit you with that list

Some of y’all were talkin' at me like I didn’t own my shit

Bloody murder was that script

Now I’m walking on a fine line carefully

I don’t need anyone takin' care of me

You seem a little shocked

Is it 'cause you smell the kerosene?

'Cause I made a profit out of using my self-destruction as therapy

I own that

I put it out in front and let the cold pass

But you still try to chip away my highs like you use a low pass, so fuck it

This is not the first time I’ve had to cope

Or had to measure out the distance of the gallows rope

I tasted every single toxin in that cloud of smoke

Surroundin' you allowin' you to pretend that you know, but you don’t

If-if you were pushin' through that night shift

Runnin' all day

Workin' all night

Money tight

Not a dollar to spend, would you do it again?

(I would, I would)

Because I was pushin' through that night shift

Runnin' all day

Workin' all night

Over-time

For a dollar to spend, just to do it again!

(I would, I would, I would)

Deep waters conceal the darkest of truths

I’ve been around it since a youth

And even though I’ll never truly understand it or break it down to the roots

I always navigate it honest and true

Oh you were lookin' for some dirt

Let me give your ass a spade look

Underminin' me has become as popular as Facebook

I turn another page

You keep givin' me the same look

Actin' like I shouldn’t catch my compliments and pain with the same hook

I’m climbin'

I don’t need to put it all behind me

The past is underneath me

I ditch the anchor and fly free

The simple flash of a moment tryin' to blind me is somethin' you’ll learn is

impossible to define me, so fuck it

This is not my first song and dance

This is not my resignation letter to the fans

This is something that you’ll probably never understand

Until you learn to face your battles like a man, but you can’t

If-if you were pushin' through that night shift

Runnin' all day

Workin' all night

Money tight

Not a dollar to spend, would you do it again?

(I would, I would)

Because I was pushin' through that night shift

Runnin' all day

Workin' all night

Over-time

For a dollar to spend, just to do it again!

(I would, I would, I would)