Grain Air Warning

[Intro] [Two high guitar harmonics; muted chug cuts] [Rolling tom fill] [Bass climbs; half-time stomp] [Verse 1] Harvest dust on the window glass The load rolls heavy at the pit Red warning trips above the belt I kill the auger with my hand The truck sits full, its driver waits The panel blinks and starts again I pull the switch; it pulls me back The grain keeps settling in the bin [Chorus] Hold that load, keep the motor still That warning means the air can burn I shut it down against the will Of every light that says return You wait below, the hopper full I won't trade breath for one more turn [Verse 2] The relay clicks; the screen goes blank Then every green light comes alive I tag the handle, check the gate And count the seconds, count to five The trucker's hand rests on the wheel The auger teeth are packed with grain I call the crew, we clear the lane No one gets beneath that chain [Chorus] Hold that load, keep the motor still That warning means the air can burn I shut it down against the will Of every light that says return You wait below, the hopper full I won't trade breath for one more turn [Guitar solo] [Soaring melodic guitar solo] [Final chorus] Hold that load, keep the motor still That warning means the air can burn I shut it down against the will Of every light that says return You wait below, the hopper full We stand together till it's clear No harvest's worth the lives in here [Outro] The screen goes dark; the belt stays still The truck rolls out; we check the bin