Sludge Over the Channel Wall

[Кіріспе] [Куплет 1] Rain climbs the ladder to the west intake door The clarifier arm locks with a shriek and a groan Red lamps blink fast on the panel by four I taste river mud in the back of my throat [Қайырма] You say the readings are within the lines While water takes the stairs below Do i send this poison downriver tonight Or let the whole basement overflow? [Куплет 2] I call your station; you answer in calm The screen holds steady, the gauges say green But sludge rolls over the channel wall And the jammed arm tears at the concrete seam [Қайырма] You say the readings are within the lines While water takes the stairs below Do i send this poison downriver tonight Or let the whole basement overflow? [Guitar solo] [Көпір] My hand on the gate, my boots in the flood Your voice in the speaker keeps calling it safe The river is rising, the sump is full Choose which disaster gets carried away [Қайырма] You say the readings are within the lines While water takes the stairs below Do i send this poison downriver tonight Or let the whole basement overflow? I won't call a green light proof I won't let the river bear your lie