Pin the Leaning Span

[Intro] [Descending pinch harmonic, silence on beat four] [Single low chug with bass] [Drums enter; riff locks] [Verse 1] Dusk laid rust across the river rail I heard the counterweight cable fail The span stopped short, its iron jaw agape Half the road above the black water held in place [Chorus] Hold that bridge, hold it fast While the whole damn crossing leans and cracks You say the road can open—come and see My hands are the lock between the barge and me [Verse 2] I wedged my shoulder where the gears bit down The manual pin fought hard against the crown A barge horn rolled beneath the hanging steel Dispatch said, “clear the road”—i said, “you feel this wheel?” [Chorus] Hold that bridge, hold it fast While the whole damn crossing leans and cracks You say the road can open—come and see My hands are the lock between the barge and me [Guitar solo] [Instrumental: aggressive melodic guitar solo] [Chorus] Hold that bridge, hold it fast While the whole damn crossing leans and cracks You say the road can open—come and see My hands are the lock between the barge and me [Outro] Cable gone, but i won’t let it fall Keep that road shut—keep them back from the wall Hold it fast Hold it fast