Track 2 of the album Cold Furnace Hymns · 2016
Tar Paper Sunrise, Hard Hats On
by Iron Marrow
“A hard hat, a cold roof and an early sun. We wanted something that sounded like steel waking up.”
hard rock · hard rock · groove metal · 4:23
Lyrics
Five a.m. on the roof of the mill The air is cold and the tar is still Hard hats lined up by the door Coffee steaming on the floor We patch the leaks before the light We know this roof, we know it right Hammers ringing, boots in time The sky goes pink and the work is mine Tar paper sunrise, hard hats on We lift the day up till it's dawn Tar paper sunrise, side by side We built this roof and we take pride Sing it low and sing it strong We carry the morning along Old Pete hums a tune he knows Something slow that nobody chose The city wakes up far below We never ask for the show A line of gold along the rail A hawk goes drifting, a quiet trail We pass the thermos down the line Everything is warm and fine Tar paper sunrise, hard hats on We lift the day up till it's dawn Tar paper sunrise, side by side We built this roof and we take pride Sing it low and sing it strong We carry the morning along Nobody sees us up here Nobody needs to see The work gets done in the early light And that's enough for me Tar paper sunrise, hard hats on We lift the day up till it's dawn Tar paper sunrise, side by side We built this roof and we take pride Sing it low and sing it strong We carry the morning along Hard hats on Hard hats on We carry the morning along