Break the Arch, Free the Chain

[Intro] [Single ride bell] [Octave-doubled lead riff, faint bass shadow, tambourine taps] [Chugging guitars and bass slam in; double-time gallop] [Verse 1] Mid-shift, the hopper bridge locks the flow Drag chain stalls where the hot ash rolls Control room calls: “keep that load alive!” Silo level chimes count down the drive I grab the bar from the catwalk rail Break that arch; let the dead weight fail Dust coats my gloves, the chain bites through One hard strike—and the whole line moves [Chorus] Break the bridge! get the drag chain turning! Hold that load while the warning lights burn! Ash to the silo, clear the throat! Keep it moving—keep the plant afloat! [Verse 2] The chain hangs fast in a clinker seam The board keeps calling for another stream That level alarm won’t give us a rest I set my feet, put the steel to the test One bar, one crack, then the arch lets go The drag teeth catch and the ash starts to flow I call it clear; the numbers climb The shift rolls on, right on time [Chorus] Break the bridge! get the drag chain turning! Hold that load while the warning lights burn! Ash to the silo, clear the throat! Keep it moving—keep the plant afloat! [Guitar solo] [Instrumental guitar solo over galloping chugs] [Chorus] Break the bridge! get the drag chain turning! Hold that load while the warning lights burn! Ash to the silo, clear the throat! Keep it moving—keep the plant afloat! [Outro] Chain runs clean, the hopper breathes Last chime fades; the shift still feeds Bar back on the hook, gloves down at last Load holds steady—bridge is past