[VERSE 1] Spotlight down, wander downtown Feelin weary and mighty weak Seein ghosts out on the hills, semaphore Or just opiums will? No explanation makes much sense Newsprint lies and false pretense Well read about it all in the mornin When we arise [VERSE 2] Blood found by the number 4 mine You know she caved in back in 49 At quittin time only souls would arise From that deep, dark anthracite mine The company explanation made no sense Just propaganda through a rose colored lens And well hear it all on the radio When we arise [Chorus] With teeth like tombstones and arms like graves Theres no escapin the tongues sharp blade Or a slow ride upon your head of steam A slow ride upon your head of steam [VERSE 3] Paul Sizemore and Eldridge Ray Dug their own graves and there they lay But their souls and axes Wander through my sleep and from this valley Revenge they seek [Chorus] With teeth like tombstones and arms like graves Theres no escapin the tongues sharp blade Or a slow ride upon your head of steam A slow ride upon your head of steam A slow ride upon your head of steam
steam, arise, graf, upon, slow