#7 Iron Core, Magnetic Field

Deep beneath the crust of stone A liquid metal spins alone The heart of the planet, heavy and hot Iron remembers the star it forgot It spins, it spins, a dynamo's grace A magnetic field wraps around this place Invisible arms push death aside The solar wind breaks like a tide Iron core, iron core, still burning slow You learned from the star that died long ago Not fusion now, but motion's art You shield the life before it can start Without you, the atmosphere flies away Without you, the oceans would boil to gray Without you, no compass, no bird's return Without you, no lesson for us to learn The core keeps turning, the field holds tight A billion years of stolen light From a supernova's final cry A magnetic lullaby Iron core, iron core, you never rest You give the planet its mother's breast You drink the radiation, you swallow the flame And life crawls out without a name