Track Insight / Lyrics
You check the gauge with calloused thumb
Diesel breath beneath the fluorescent hum
Stacks of paper sleep in wire cages
Your watch ticks slow through history's pages
Thruster hymn in basement deep
Guard the words while world's asleep
Steady hand on copper valve
Courage quiet, steady, brave
Rain hammers pavement up above
You read the pressure, needle's shove
No passenger to pay the fare
Just quiet rising through the air
Cylinder coughs, you adjust the choke
Wisdom written in the oil and smoke
Every book a destination known
You drive this dark engine alone
Thruster hymn in basement deep
Guard the words while world's asleep
Steady hand on copper valve
Courage quiet, steady, brave
Meter runs but fare stays zero
Hero's work don't need a hero
Pressure builds and pressure breaks
History's weight is what it takes
Dawn paints gold on concrete stair
You log the hours, strip and repair
Next shift waits in parking lot
But here you guard what matters not
Thruster hymn in basement deep
Guard the words while world's asleep
Steady hand on copper valve
Courage quiet, steady, brave
Engine sighs, the day begins
You climb the stairs and shake the grime
