Track Insight / Lyrics
You wipe the rosin on your calloused thumb
The moss creeps up where the smokestacks come
Cold steel ribs poke through the emerald skin
You draw the bow deep from the dark within
Play it loud for the rust and rosin
Where the iron lungs have stopped their breathin'
Green vines choke the gears you used to know
Sing the song where the wild things grow
The grill back home screams bacon fat
But out here the silence wears a hat
You finger notes on a broken fret
No tips tonight, just the mossy wet
Concrete floors drink the morning dew
The melody wraps around the rusted screw
A rat scurries past your dusty boot
You hit a high note, sharp and true
Play it loud for the rust and rosin
Where the iron lungs have stopped their breathin'
Green vines choke the gears you used to know
Sing the song where the wild things grow
Coffee's cold on the stainless steel
Back at the diner, eggs congeal
But here the wood remembers hands
That built the beams across the lands
You saw the spark, you saw the flame
Now you play the moss its name
Sunrise paints the rust a dirty gold
The strings go slack, the story told
You pack the case, you kiss the bridge
Walk past the fence, the frozen ridge
Play it loud for the rust and rosin
Where the iron lungs have stopped their breathin'
Green vines choke the gears you used to know
Sing the song where the wild things grow
Yeah, sing it for the rust and rosin
Bow meets string, the moss listens close
Fade out on the final note
