Track 6 of the album Forged in Rust · 2009
Closing Time at the Hawker Stalls
by Iron Marrow
“A night market tune we wrote after a long drive, full of steam and lantern light. The harmonised lead is our favourite thing on the record.”
metal · heavy metal · melodic metal · 3:52
Lyrics
Lanterns swing above the street Steam is rising off the heat Last bowl served and the crowd goes thin Aunty counts the coins again Wipe the counter, stack the chairs Neighbours share the leftover fares Shutters rattle one by one Every long hard day is done Closing time, closing time Lights go down but we still shine Fire in the wok and fire in me Closing time, we run it free Uncle hums a radio tune Moths are dancing round the moon Hands that cooked for a thousand names Now they rest and nobody blames Closing time, closing time Lights go down but we still shine Fire in the wok and fire in me Closing time, we run it free Pour the tea, pass it round Feel the quiet, hear the sound Of a street that feeds the night Till the morning brings the light Closing time, closing time Lights go down but we still shine Fire in the wok and fire in me Closing time, we run it free Closing time, we run it free