[Intro]
(vintage York plates settle on the sleeves)
Hrrrngh... hngh...

[Verse]
Chalk on both palms, torn callus still stinging
Bar on the J-cups, one more rep tonight
Five AM, dead air, one bulb on a string
Chalk on both palms, torn callus still stinging
Bar on the J-cups, one more rep tonight

[Chorus]
DOWN! (hngrh!)
DOWN! (hngrh!)
Hold the ground, do not drop it
DOWN! (hngrh!)
DOWN! (hngrh!)
Slow it down, lock it in

[Verse]
Knurled steel bites, skin peels off in strips
Gravity pulls, I tighten both grips
Every inch a debt, every inch I pay
Lower the bar like a prayer, not a throwaway

[Chorus]
DOWN! (hngrh!)
DOWN!
Hold the ground, do not drop it
Slow it down, lock it in

[Bridge]
If it drops, it's dead — no lift, no gain
Breathe out the burn, swallow the pain

[Chorus]
DOWN! (hngrh!)
DOWN! (hngrh!)
Hold the ground, do not drop it
DOWN! (hngrh!)
DOWN!
Slow it down, lock it in

[Chorus]
DOWN!
DOWN!
Slow it down, lock it in
DOWN!
DOWN!
Hold the ground
Do not drop it
DOWN!
DOWN!
Slow it down, lock it in

[Outro]
DOWN!
Five seconds earned
Heels through the floor, the lesson is learned
Slow it down, lock it in