Track 4 of the album Cold Furnace Hymns · 2016
Switchback Sunrise, Brakes Smoking
by Iron Marrow
“A mountain road at dawn with a guardrail bent and brakes smoking. It is the heaviest riff on the record.”
metal · doom metal · road metal · 4:57
Lyrics
Mountain road at dawn, the guardrail's bent and old Engine's running hot and the wind is bitter cold Every turn is tight, every drop is long I was told to turn around, I was told I was wrong Smoke is on the brakes But I'm not turning back Climb, climb, up to the light Switchback sunrise, I'm holding on tight They said it can't be done, I said watch me go Higher up the mountain where the cold winds blow Climb, climb, up to the light I'm still here, I'm still here tonight Gravel on the shoulder, fog along the edge One hand on the wheel and I'm making a pledge Nobody at the top is waiting there for me But I want to see the sun come up, and I want to see Smoke is on the brakes But I'm not turning back Climb, climb, up to the light Switchback sunrise, I'm holding on tight They said it can't be done, I said watch me go Higher up the mountain where the cold winds blow Climb, climb, up to the light I'm still here, I'm still here tonight Slow down, slow down, let the engine breathe Gold on the ridge and the cold air leaves Slow down, slow down, I can see the sky I was scared of the road, and I'm still alive Climb, climb, up to the light Switchback sunrise, I'm holding on tight They said it can't be done, I said watch me go Higher up the mountain where the cold winds blow Climb, climb, up to the light I'm still here, I'm still here tonight Sunrise on the mountain, I'm still here