Dawn of a new Age

[Chorus] See, oh see the iron snake, witness the dawn of a new age. Puffing and roaring, the vastness exploring. Behold a marvel born from human ingenuity, an imposing curiosity. See, oh see what shall be. [Verse 1] I came to where Crown Street met the day, Where flags and voices brightened every way; The hour itself seemed marked by solemn sign, As though all time had bowed to this design. There stood the engine, firm in ordered might, A will of iron shaped in measured light. [Chorus] See, oh see the iron snake, witness the dawn of a new age. Puffing and roaring, the vastness exploring. Behold a marvel born from human ingenuity, an imposing curiosity. See, oh see what shall be. [Verse 2] We took our seats by custom’s measured hand, The signal fell; the wheels obeyed command. With gentle start the gathered cheers withdrew, And history itself began anew. [Verse 3] The fields unrolled in swift, unbroken sweep, While bridge and hedgerow fled the path we keep; I felt how space itself was redefined, When iron purpose mastered road and mind. Joy walked with awe—yet folded in that grace, A quiet doubt kept watch upon our pace. [Chorus] See, oh see the iron snake, witness the dawn of a new age. Puffing and roaring, the vastness exploring. Behold a marvel born from human ingenuity, an imposing curiosity. See, oh see what shall be. [Bridge] We slowed. We stood. The doors were stirred. The voices flowed. A greeting shaped. Between the rails, one stepped. Beyond our line, a murmur drew. Steel answered steel. [Outro] I turned— The other line drew near; No cry had yet found voice, Only the hush of what must follow.