Buckle by Buckle

[Intro] [Pinch-harmonic squeal, dive-bomb] [Galloping riff] [Double-kick accents] [Growled vocal entrance] [Chorus] Hands up, hold fast, the lift won't release Steel on the hillside, no clean retreat I unclip the harness, one seat at a time The brake won't reset, but i'll get you down alive [Verse] Sensor fault, the train locked hard on the climb Thirty feet of track and a red warning line You grip the lap bar, the operator tries again Reset, reset—still the brake says when I step the catwalk, hook my tether in place Keep your eyes on me, keep your hands from the brace One buckle snaps loose, then the next one goes I count every rider as the cold wind blows [Chorus] Hands up, hold fast, the lift won't release Steel on the hillside, no clean retreat I unclip the harness, one seat at a time The brake won't reset, but i'll get you down alive [Verse] The console stays red; the control won't clear A kid asks if the ground is close from here I tell him, “look at me. your turn's coming soon.” Then i ease his shoulder past the rail and the boom A ratchet clicks once; the chain hangs still I guide the last row off the lift-hill steel No easy switch, no shortcut through the fear Just one more harness and a steady hand here [Guitar solo] [Instrumental: fast galloping guitar solo with pinch-harmonic squeals] [Chorus] Hands up, hold fast, the lift won't release Steel on the hillside, no clean retreat I unclip the harness, one seat at a time The brake won't reset, but i'll get you down alive [Outro] One seat at a time Down from the climb The brake won't reset But you're safe this time