Stay Until the Road Comes Through

[Кіріспе] [Куплет 1] Blue frost sealed the loading bay Boiler room at quarter past eight Feedwater pump began to cough Gauge went wild, then pressure dropped I cracked the bleed with gloves gone thin Air and steam came clawing in The or called through the stairwell phone: “Heat is falling—keep it on!” [Қайырма] Hold that line! keep the pressure alive! One floor down, they’re fighting for time! Turn the wheel! hear the bearings cry! We keep the heat till the cold lets go! [Куплет 2] The sight glass shook; the needle swayed I eased the valve and cleared the braid A cavitating rattle shook the rail Hot water stuttered through the scale “Room’s getting cold,” came the call again I set my shoulder, counted ten A clean hard stream, the pump caught hold The gauge climbed back against the cold [Қайырма] Hold that line! keep the pressure alive! One floor down, they’re fighting for time! Turn the wheel! hear the bearings cry! We keep the heat till the cold lets go! [Guitar solo] [Куплет 3] By dawn the windows wore white lace Steam still rolling past my face The pump ran smooth, the pipes rang clear The or called: “we’ve got heat up here” I shut the bleed, set the lock Wrote the fix beside the clock Then took the stairs, boots wet through While winter pressed against the flu [Қайырма] Hold that line! keep the pressure alive! One floor down, they’re fighting for time! Turn the wheel! hear the bearings cry! We keep the heat till the cold lets go! [Аутро] Keep the pressure alive! Keep the pressure alive! Hold that line!