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Grounded
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Grounded was released on August 11, 2026 by Razorhornet as a part of the album Built Different
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Release DateAugust 11, 2026
LabelRazorhornet
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM134

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cyber Cowboy
Cyber Cowboy
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
William Brendan Gleason
William Brendan Gleason
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Razorhornet
Razorhornet
Executive Producer

Lyrics

I was twenty-nine, fresh Chief on the bridge
Officer Of The Deck qual in my pocket, man, I lived for the ridge
Pulled her home from deployment with an enlisted crew
Matthew on the radar, we cut straight and true
New captain stepped in, green as they come
Nuclear mind but the sea don't run on his sums
Yards period hot as hell, painted that hull blue
Scaffolding still clanging when the orders came through
We were driving steel at thirty-five knots
GPS screaming you're on the damn rocks
Admiral on the pier, Get her underway
But the sea had other plans on that fateful day
Lines snapping like thunder, tide pushing hard
Four days grounded, no power, no guard
Bad things happen to good men, that's what he said
But a Navy Chief rises from the ocean bed
Grounded steel… still standing tall
Friend in the hallway, eyes locked on mine
You sure we're ready, brother? This is the line
I said I got the wheel, Hawaii in my veins
Fifteen years running these island chains
Crypto spinning wrong from the dry dock spin
Visuals lying, charts folding in
Chaplain plugging in while the ship turned back
I kicked that sharpener, screamed Captain, hard starboard jack
We were driving steel at thirty-five knots
GPS screaming you're on the damn rocks
Tried to turn her, but the trough took hold
Pearl Harbor entrance swallowed us cold
No water, no power, just the hull shaking deep
Every twenty seconds the whole damn ship would heave
Harbor Master, get us out, I called my dog
But the sea don't care about your rank or your log
Grounded steel… still standing tall
They broke out the tugs, admiral on scene, taking command
I stood in blues I never wore, living the dream turned mean
Letter of reprimand, but he looked me in the eye
Bad things happen to good people, son, hold your head high
Taught that lesson for the rest of my time
Master Training Specialist, turned my fall into climb
Forced me to stay where the aloha winds blow
Twenty years in paradise, watch the young ones grow
Yeah we drove that steel through fire and sea
Learned the hardest way what it means to be free
From the rocks of Pearl to the Texas dirt I roam
Cyber Cowboy rising, never sailing alone
Grounded steel… forged in the storm
Boots on the deck, heart beating warm
The future wears boots and carries the scars
Built from pressure, refined by the stars
I don't like to talk about it… but the sea remembers my name
Cyber Cowboy 1776… still in the game
Written by: William Brendan Gleason
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