Iron Promise

[Chorus] These hands, they know the fray Pulling nets at end of day On this iron bridge I sway While the city fades away [Verse] Fog rolls in, a silent tide Where the lost and broken hide Factory ghosts with smokestacks wide Whispering secrets I confide My worn-out shoes, they softly creak On planks that groan, secrets they speak Another plastic fish I seek Lost in the water, weak by weak [Pre-Chorus] These calloused fingers, rough and deep Promises the ocean keeps While the sleeping city sleeps My lonely vigil, I will keep [Chorus] These hands, they know the fray Pulling nets at end of day On this iron bridge I sway While the city fades away [Verse] A broken hum, a tuneless sound To fill the quiet all around No grand design, no holy ground Just echoes on this metal mound Then sudden wings, a flash of white A seagull breaks the misty night Ascending to a distant light A fleeting, momentary sight [Pre-Chorus] These calloused fingers, rough and deep Promises the ocean keeps While the sleeping city sleeps My lonely vigil, I will keep [Chorus] These hands, they know the fray Pulling nets at end of day On this iron bridge I sway While the city fades away [Bridge] The river sighs a weary tune Beneath a sliver of a moon I mend my nets, I mend them soon Lost in this existential swoon Each knot I tie, a silent plea To find some meaning, wild and free In this vast, indifferent sea Just the old fisherman and me [Chorus] These hands, they know the fray Pulling nets at end of day On this iron bridge I sway While the city fades away [Outro]