Iron and Steam

[Verse] Gray skies full of smoke Machines that never sleep Grinding gears and dusty haze In the factory we creep [Verse 2] Hands are roughened worn Voices lost in strain Every day the same grim fight Through the soot and rain [Chorus] Iron and steam Dreams without a gleam We toil in the night No end in sight [Verse 3] Echoes of the past Haunt us every day A future forged in fire Bound by our dismay [Bridge] Clang and bang Call of the steel Echoing dreams Too late to heal [Verse 4] Sweat and grime Rule our weary fate Yet in the heart Hope won’t abate