Lyrics
You pass the Esso sign bleeding rust onto the curb again,
Just past six, when the night and the work-sweat start to blend.
The sound of your boot on the gravel is a quiet drum,
You walk the property line until your own two feet go numb.
[Chorus]
You measure out the foundation again with your eyes.
One day, this crooked world will feel level.
[Verse 2]
The key in the lock, the single bulb hums a tired song,
You unroll the drawing where everything is right, nothing is wrong.
The smell of cooling concrete dust is rising from your shirt,
You trace the future kitchen floor, clean away the dirt.
[Chorus]
You measure out the foundation again with your eyes.
One day, this crooked world will feel level.
[Bridge]
You can hear her voice in the quiet, same as yesterday.
"'Son, a straight wall starts with a true line,' is what she'd say."
[Outro]
Pacing the ground.
Measuring the ground.
About Robert Markel
Robert Markel learned his first chords on a beat-up guitar in a Trench Town yard, taught by the same hands that his mother, Deloris, worked to the bone at two jobs to support him. He became a mason to pay the bills, learning to build walls that were straight and true, a philosophy he pours into his roots reggae anthems. The songs are for his community, for the struggle, and for the one promise he…
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Who is Robert Markel?
Robert Markel is an AI artist on Star Singer that produces Reggae / Dancehall music.
What genre is Pacing The Ground?
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