[Intro – Spoken Word | Soft, Echoed] I didn’t come out clean. I came out changed. Steel taught me patience. Chaos taught me my name. They say, “Watch the inmates.” But I been askin’ the sky— Who watches the watchmen When the good ones cry? [Beat Drop] [Verse 1 – Rap] Razor wire sunrise over Hays State gates, Chattooga cold breath, every step feel fate. Badge on my chest, but my soul felt weight, Tryna keep peace in a place built on hate. I seen kids come in with fire in their eyes, Eighteen years old, talkin’ ‘bout takin’ lives. Wrote every threat, did it by the book, But the book don’t heal what the system shook. [Hook] Watch me stand when the whole thing fall, Watch me pray in a concrete hall. Who watches the watchmen when the pressure hit? When the line get thin and the dark feel thick? [Verse 2 – Rap] Sharpened broom handle, lockdown breach, Steel in his grip, say he comin’ for me. I walked in calm with my team on my side, But you don’t forget when you look in a man’s eyes And see no fear, just a storm and a choice, Just a life in the balance, just a broken voice. They call it “order,” I call it a test, How you keep your soul when you wear that vest? [Hook – Repeat, Last Line Whispered] Watch me stand when the whole thing fall, Watch me pray in a concrete hall. Who watches the watchmen when the pressure hit? When the line get thin and the dark feel thick? [Break – Spoken Word | Beat Low, Heartbeat Sound] I left Hays… Not because I was weak— But because my kids needed a father More than this place needed another ghost in uniform. The screams don’t stay in the yard. They follow you home. They sit in your dreams. They ask you questions your mouth don’t want to answer. [Verse 3 – Rap | Half-Time Flow] I still pray for the brothers behind that wall, Still say their names when the night get long. Some guards good, some lost their way, Some sold their oath, some try to stay. I carried the keys, but I carried the pain, Every locked door left a mark on my brain. Tried to be a shield in a war I ain’t make, Tried to save souls in a system that break. [Final Hook] Watch me walk through the fire, still stand tall, Still hear God’s voice in a concrete call. Who watches the watchmen when the tears don’t show? When the burden get heavy and the faith move slow? [Outro – Spoken Word | Fading Sirens] This ain’t a protest. This a prayer. This ain’t a story. This a scar. Say their names. Say mine. Say yours. Because somebody gotta be watchin’… The watchmen.