Coal Hill

from Demo (2009) by Worn Out Tigers

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The day the steel in our city shined
The clouds were cast and silver-lined
Stories stacked like vertebrae of a spine
Her backbone caught my eye

The day the skies gave us hell
From thunderclouds, her rage fell
The Mon Wharf was swallowed by water swells
In a malignant atmosphere

In bustling spans of concrete land
Her exoskeleton built by man
Blood and sweat of our fathers' hands
An empire of steel

For those no longer bound by time
The day the steel in our city shined
The gears of industry began to grind
Expansion, at what cost?

Black smoke emitted into the sky
It clouded our thoughts, it clouded our eyes
Bodies formed of white chalk lines
Danced on asphalt graves

What have I become this time?
I know where I'm from, and I can't forget

You said I've changed, I'll be damned if I didn't
I'd be ashamed if I had stayed as ignorant as you
It's true, I'm a better man for it
It's true, thank you
I'm a better man

Last train rolls through the south side of town
Bars on Carson, all closed down
Three sisters are staring at the glass castle's crown
Got my head in the clouds and my feet on the ground

I'm a better man for it

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from Demo (2009), released October 1, 2009

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Braden Faisant
Jack Musil
Max Wesoloski
Trevor Read

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