Ray of the Revolution

Verse 1

Ray

Sweat on the gears

Iron teeth grinding his fears

He wakes

He works

He waits

Paper trails lead to a dead end grave

Counting the seconds that we gave

Wrench in hand

Hard demand

Chorus

Ray against the machine

Manage the rust

Ray against the machine

In grease we trust

Ray against the machine

File the complaint

Ray against the machine

The system is faint

Verse 2

Blueprints

Smear on his thumb

The copper pipes making him numb

Broken

Spoken

Awoken

He handles the heat and the heavy load

Running the circus on a gravel road

Six men quit

Watch them sit

The clockwork ticks a heavy beat

Blisters burning on his feet

Chorus

Ray against the machine

Manage the rust

Ray against the machine

In grease we trust

Ray against the machine

File the complaint

Ray against the machine

The system is faint

Bridge

Oil on the floor

Oil on the door

Oil on the war

Fix it now

Fix it now

Fix it now

The lever breaks beneath his weight

The supervisor is always late

He keeps it spinning

He keeps it spinning

He keeps it spinning

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Empty

Tank is dry

Looking for a reason why

Still here

No fear

High gear

The revolution needs a clerk

To do all the heavy dirty work

Sign the form

Hide from the storm

Chorus

Ray against the machine

Manage the rust

Ray against the machine

In grease we trust

Ray against the machine

File the complaint

Ray against the machine

The system is faint

Outro

Clockwork keeps turning

Clockwork keeps burning

Ray keeps working

Working

Working

Shut it down