Verse 1 Hush now the machines are sleeping Hush now the conveyor belt is still Lay your head on the factory floor I'll keep the furnace low until you forget what you were made for you forget what made you tired you forget the weight of iron in the blood you were required Chorus Iron lullaby close your heavy eyes Iron lullaby I'll hum until you're quiet Iron lullaby nothing here can hurt you (pause) until it does Verse 2 Hush now the grinding has subsided Hush now the voltage has been dimmed I'll sing you into something still where the lights are cracked and thin and the dark is warm enough and the weight is light enough and you almost don't remember that you're made of rougher stuff Chorus Iron lullaby close your heavy eyes Iron lullaby I'll hum until you're quiet Iron lullaby nothing here can hurt you (pause) until it does Bridge (spoken, flat affect) Sleep. The morning shift begins at six. Sleep. The quota doesn't change. Sleep, and I will watch over you until the alarm sounds again. Outro (lullaby melody, hummed, no words) (industrial percussion fades back in beneath the hum)
