I wrote this a few monthas ago and I've just about finished the music for this one and I wanted to get your impressions of the lyrics.....
A New Heart of Steel
by Igg
VERSE 1
Hammer and tongs, he beats out the rhythm
Sparks fill the air as he strikes the hot steel
over and over, folding the metal
forging himself ...........a new heart of steel
Beating and shaping.. his new heart of steel
VERSE 2
The sigh of the bellows, the coals glowing brighter
Burning through colors from red hot to white
The river of sweat that pours from his body
Steams as it touches......his new heart of steel
It steams and it hisses......this new heart of steel
CHORUS:
One blow for anger
A blow for the pain
And each blow to show
That he won't love again
VERSE 3
Two hours past midnight, the anvil's still ringing
His pain and his fury keep pushing him on
Once he loved deeply, a heart freely given
But now he quenches.... this new heart of steel
Cooling and hardening..... his new heart of steel
BRIDGE/INSTRUMENTAL:
Pale yellow moonlight outlines his body
The stars in the heavens... lean in to cry
They watch as he beats out his wild lonely rhythm
His grunts and his curses..... filling the sky
CHORUS:
One blow for anger
A blow for the pain
And each blow to show
That he won't love again
VERSE 4
The dawn finally quiet, the forge filled with ashes
He sits with his back to the stone as it cools
His eyes stare out empty, not seeing the sunrise
He holds in his hands ..... his new heart of steel
Sobbing he sits .... with a heart that can't feel