Iron anchor rests on beer-stained pine
Lake wind rattles window pane
Saxophone case leans on rusted chain
Choir robes fade in basement rain
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Organ pedals groan like Sunday pews
Slide guitar bites copper wire
Altos hum where smoke curls blue
Bass line walks on chapel wire
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Rust flakes kiss the concrete cold
Trumpet mute leans on the amp
Choir director counts the fold
Hammond B3 lights the damp
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Midnight set ends, bottles clink
Anchor scrapes when pushed aside
Soloist wipes the valve oil ink
Slide guitar begins to ride
Weight remembers what the water took
Chain remembers every pull
Organ holds the final chord
Anchor waits, anchor full
Morning light cuts stairwell grates
Anchor sleeps on splintered wood
Hymn book opens, binder straight
Blues and psalms understood
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Heavy iron holds the sinking down
Hymn notes bend on harmonica reed
Slide guitar sighs low
Anchor dreams of deep