Rust in the Anchor Head

[Intro] [Harmonized twin-guitar thirds, rolling tom build] [Chorus] Close the lanes, the anchor’s split Fresh rust blooming where the steel is bit You hear the traffic tear the night apart I won’t sign off with a crack at the heart [Verse 1] Harness tight, i climb the cable line Headlamp catches orange at the spine At the socket, hairline fractures spread I mark the seam; the gauge reads red [Chorus] Close the lanes, the anchor’s split Fresh rust blooming where the steel is bit You hear the traffic tear the night apart I won’t sign off with a crack at the heart [Verse 2] “Keep them moving,” the duty chief replies “Morning lanes will choke before sunrise” I send the photos, every scale and scar Below, the semis shake the girder bar [Guitar solo] [Harmonized twin-guitar solo, soaring octave lead answer] [Chorus] Close the lanes, the anchor’s split Fresh rust blooming where the steel is bit You hear the traffic tear the night apart I won’t sign off with a crack at the heart [Outro] Pull the cones across the entry ramp Hold every lane beneath this lamp The commute can wait; the steel can’t lie We shut it down before the morning sky