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Lockdown Hit

Rock

Lockdown Hit was released on May 26, 2026 by JaySteve Records as a part of the album Lockdown Hit - Single

Song Details

AlbumLockdown Hit - Single

Release DateMay 26, 2026

LabelJaySteve Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM70

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

JaySteve

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Joseph Paul Stevens Jr.

Joseph Paul Stevens Jr.

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

JaySteve

Producer

Lyrics

Lockdown Hit

Yeah…

They tell you prison changes everybody…

They never tell you what it does to the officers

First day on the compound, young and green

Trying learn the difference between respect and fear

Steel doors slam, radios screaming

Every tier got demons breathing in your ear

Count time, pat searches, shake the cells

Trying survive inside a living hell

Walking chow hall watching every move

Cause tension in prison switch fast on you

Night shift coffee and stale breakroom air

Listening for fights while making rounds everywhere

Keys on my hip and a vest on my chest

Trying make it home while handling stress

Cause one wrong move or one blind spot

Could get your partner layed to rest in a box

Code alarms, lockdowns, emergency teams

Living every day on pure adrenaline

Now I still hear them gates slam shut

Still smell O.C. when the pressure bust

Still got nightmares I can't outrun

From the things I saw on May Twentieth

Cause everybody tough till lockdown hit

Till the lights go out and the doors don't click

Till you hear that radio scream "man down"

And the whole damn prison burn to the ground

We was understaffed, underpaid, overworked

Still stood tall when the whole place hurt

Yeah this badge came blood and scars

And prison leaves its mark on all of ours

Two thousand twelve, Sunday afternoon

Chief called my phone said "We need you soon"

I said "I ain't SORT." He said "That don't matter"

Could hear the fear in the background chatter

Laced my boots, grabbed my vest

Looked in the mirror, took one deep breath

Smoke in the sky when I hit them gates

Chaos spread fast, everybody too late

Hostages taken, windows shattered

Officers bleeding, nothing else mattered

My partner Cat ain't make it home

And every C.O. there still carry that stone

Same age, same race, around my age too

Truth is that day it could've been me instead of you

Worked over twenty-four trying regain control

That riot still tattooed inside my soul

Cause everybody tough till lockdown hit

Till the lights go out and the doors don't click

Till you hear that radio scream "man down"

And the whole damn prison burn to the ground

We was understaffed, underpaid, overworked

Still stood tall when the whole place hurt

Yeah this badge came blood and scars

And prison leaves its mark on all of ours

Cell extractions… shakedowns… use of force

Paperwork stacked while your mental course

COVID hit and we still showed up

Masks on our face while death rode with us

Mandatory overtime every week

No sleep, dead tired, mentally beat

Missing birthdays, holidays, family time

Felt like we was doing time for doing our job

Some officers folded, some turned cold

Some brought prison back home

But I kept walking them ranges alone

Trying not to let prison live in my soul

Then the union disappeared overnight

Now the wolves run free on every shift at night

No more bargaining, no agreement in hand

Just officers trying survive where they stand

Years passed by, stripes got earned

Hard lessons lived, hard lessons learned

Politics dirty, leadership fake

Seen good officers crack and break

Federal time now, wiser man

Still hearing radios in my head again

But maybe God got another route

Contract Specialist maybe my way out

Still… part of me stuck in them halls

Where them steel doors echo off the walls

Cause once you survive them prison nights

You never really leave that life

Everybody tough till lockdown hit

Till the lights go out and the doors don't click

Till you hear that radio scream "man down"

And the whole damn prison burn to the ground

Understaffed, underpaid, overworked

Still stood tall when the whole place hurt

Yeah this badge came blood and scars

And prison leaves its mark on all of ours

Written by: Joseph Paul Stevens Jr.

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