KEEP CALM AND RELOAD (Alt 5)

Intro Six men outside. Five rounds left. Well… Nobody’s perfect. Ha.

Verse 1 Six coats came down the street Badges bright with borrowed pride Brought the whole damn town behind them Just to watch one outlaw die They brought rifles, rope and warrants Brought a preacher dressed in white I said, “Save your breath for Sunday— You won’t need the Lord tonight” Every coward talks like thunder With a crowd behind his back Every loud mouth finds religion When he hears that hammer crack

Pre-Chorus Let ’em talk Let ’em boast Let ’em swear they’ve got me now Loud men burn their powder early Calm men make the last shot count

Chorus Keep calm and reload Let the cylinder turn Some men hear a warning Some bastards never learn Keep calm and reload Keep your breathing low When trouble comes in numbers— Give ’em one damn answer: No KEEP CALM RELOAD

Verse 2 They said, “Come out with your hands high” Like I owed ’em that much grace I could hear their horses shifting Smell the fear they couldn’t face One man shouted through the window Said my final hour had come I said, “That’s too much goddamn talking For a man who brought a gun” Truth don’t always wear the white hat Law don’t make a wrong man right Sometimes peace is just the silence When the last loud man goes quiet They always ask How many men I’ve buried. Funny. Nobody asks How many tried.

Bridge I never asked to be a legend Never begged to be obeyed I just learned the quietest man Can make louder men afraid They mistook my calm for weakness Put a price upon my peace Till the man they came to bury Was the last one on his feet Keep calm and reload Let the red dust rise I learned more bleeding in the dirt Than righteous men learn all their lives Keep calm and reload No begging, no retreat I’ve got thunder in the chamber And a grave beneath my feet Keep calm and reload Let the final hammer fall They came to write my ending— I crossed out every line KEEP CALM HOLD YOUR NERVE RELOAD ONE MAN LEFT

Outro Six men came looking for trouble. Five found it. One carried the warning. Damn… Now I’ve got five holes to dig.

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