Iron Lung Nocturne (Version 2)

Intro

Vent

Hiss

Shaft

Grip

Verse

Grate ribs flex along the block

Turbine lung exhales the heat

Tunnel breath climbs through the duct

Iron chest beats under the street

Pre-Chorus

Who fills the shaft when the platform empties

Who pulls the air through the iron seam

Chorus

Iron lung nocturne, breathing through the vent

Iron lung nocturne, pressure never spent

Iron lung nocturne, steel ribs never rest

Iron lung nocturne, city holds its breath

Verse

Fan blade turns on a rusted spine

Louver snaps at the midnight draft

Steam rides up through the manhole seam

Cold intake feeds the lower shaft

Pre-Chorus

Who fills the shaft when the platform empties

Who pulls the air through the iron seam

Chorus

Iron lung nocturne, breathing through the vent

Iron lung nocturne, pressure never spent

Iron lung nocturne, steel ribs never rest

Iron lung nocturne, city holds its breath

Bridge

In

Hold

Out

Fold

Shaft to shaft

Never told

Outro

Iron

Lung

Vent

Hung