The March of Iron

Verse 1

The hammer strikes the anvil at first light

Steam and iron breathe across the town

I watched the old world crumble from the hill

And felt the future pulling me down

Pre-Chorus

Beyond the smoke the gears begin to turn

No turning back no resting place to learn

Chorus

Onward onward the engines never tire

Forward forward through the smoke and fire

The rails will cut the mountain straight and true

There's nothing in this world I would undo

Verse 2

My father's fields are buried under brick

The river runs with rust and copper veins

I traded my old plow for a shovel

And traded all my fears for iron chains

Pre-Chorus

The whistle calls across the waking plain

I'll never see my quiet home again

Chorus

Onward onward the engines never tire

Forward forward through the smoke and fire

The rails will cut the mountain straight and true

There's nothing in this world I would undo

Bridge

The city grows like thunder in the night

Ten thousand hands at work beneath the sun

And every day the whistle sounds again

The march goes on until the race is won

Chorus

Onward onward the engines never tire

Forward forward through the smoke and fire

The rails will cut the mountain straight and true

There's nothing in this world I would undo