Swing the Box Down Slow

[Intro] [High guitar harmonic, dead-stop chug, clipped triplet riff] [Verse 1] The brake light blinked above the bay Then the load broke loose and swung away Steel box arcing over painted lines I yelled, “clear the deck!”—they ran in time [Chorus] Hold that load, hold that line Hands on iron, buy us time You call the window, i hear the chain We bring it down before it swings again [Verse 2] I hauled the handwheel, teeth clenched tight The cable groaned against the night “Your loading slot is closing,” came the call “Keep them clear,” i said, “or lose it all” [Chorus] Hold that load, hold that line Hands on iron, buy us time You call the window, i hear the chain We bring it down before it swings again [Guitar solo] [Bridge] One turn, one breath, the brake bites hard Crew watching from the edge of the yard Dispatcher, listen—the box is still live Give me one minute; we all get home alive [Chorus] Hold that load, hold that line Hands on iron, buy us time You call the window, i hear the chain We bring it down—we bring it down again