Makeshift Sanctuary from Floodshift by Wardshift

A makeshift sanctuary carved from a supply closet finds its sound here. The track moves with a determined pulse, a tempo that refuses to break despite the outside chaos, built on the unexpected clatter of pill bottles and syringe caps turned to percussion. Listeners often remark on the strange calm this improvised rhythm evokes, a defiant whisper of resilience. Warm pad sounds envelop the intimate, close-mic vocals, where Paige, Wren, and Mario trade raw, unvarnished verses, each finding purpose in the collapse. This emo rap piece redefines the genre's typical angst, grounding it in the grim reality of medical practice stripped bare. It’s a testament to the fact that care endures, even when the structure meant to contain it fails, presenting a narrative of quiet strength forged in desperation.

Tracklist

8.	Makeshift Sanctuary	4:01

Lyrics

Makeshift sanctuary in supply room three
Healing happens anywhere we're meant to be

Bandages become our altar cloth tonight
Sterile gauze transforms to something blessed and right
No monitors or fancy beds in here
Just steady hands and hearts that persevere
Sacred space we carved from what remains
Purpose flowing stronger than these drains

Makeshift sanctuary / where the broken find their peace
Sacred in the simple / when the institutional cease
Healing doesn't need / four walls and machinery
Makeshift sanctuary / sets the wounded spirit free
(Spirit free, spirit free)

Syringe caps keeping rhythm on the floor
This closet holds more grace than wards before
Stripped of protocol, we remember why
We chose this calling underneath this sky
Institution failed but intention stays
Love persists through these darkest days

Makeshift sanctuary / where the broken find their peace
Sacred in the simple / when the institutional cease
Healing doesn't need / four walls and machinery
Makeshift sanctuary / sets the wounded spirit free
(Spirit free, spirit free)

Learned tonight that medicine's an art
Not equipment but the beating of a heart
Supply closet cathedral, prayers in motion
Dedication deeper than devotion
Young hands steady in this holy space
Finding strength in improvised embrace

When the system breaks / we become the system
When the building fails / we become the building
When hope dissolves / we become the hoping
Makeshift sanctuary / forever keeps us coping
Sacred anywhere / we choose to make it so

Makeshift sanctuary / where the broken find their peace
Sacred in the simple / when the institutional cease
Healing doesn't need / four walls and machinery
Makeshift sanctuary / sets the wounded spirit free
Makeshift sanctuary / where we're meant to be
Makeshift sanctuary / wild and spirit free
(We're meant to be, spirit free)

Sacred space we carry in our souls
Makeshift sanctuary / makes us whole

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from Floodshift, released August 2, 2025

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