[Intro] [instrumentation: dist guit riff, drums enter bar 5] [tempo: 132 bpm, quarter-note pulse] [harmony: Dorian] [vocals: none - instrumental introduction] [Verse 1] Cot or concrete, veld or ditch Don't matter where I lay Bergen packed and boots are laced Before the sky goes grey Scoff it down, no time for brew The bird is spinnin' up A hurried life, another day Fill the empty cup [Pre-Chorus] They can take my sleep away They can take my name (Take it all) But when that rotor starts to thump I'm risin' just the same [Chorus] Dust on the ceiling (Dust on the ceiling!) Dust in my eye (In my eye!) Tabbing through the mountain dark Under foreign sky (Foreign sky!) Dust on the ceiling (Dust on the ceiling!) Gold in the dawn (In the dawn!) Makker at my shoulder, gimpy in my hands yeah We keep movin' on [Verse 2] Troepie humor, gallows joke About the dust we eat Johnsson next to Jensen, yeah Heartbeat next to beat Night patrol, the ridge is cold The village sleeps below Bidasse business, baroud bound Do the job and go [Pre-Chorus] They can take the daylight hours They can take the years (Take 'em all) But when those kids wave from the road I know why I'm here [Chorus] Dust on the ceiling (Dust on the ceiling!) Dust in my eye (In my eye!) Tabbing through the mountain dark Under foreign sky (Foreign sky!) Dust on the ceiling (Dust on the ceiling!) Gold in the dawn (In the dawn!) Makker at my shoulder, gimpy in my hands yeah We keep movin' on [Bridge] Same grind, different dirt Same weight on my back Same bird liftin' off at oh-dark-thirty Same ridgeline, same track But they can't defend themselves So we do what we do And that dust on the ceiling It's the only gold that's true [Chorus - Final] Dust on the ceiling! (DUST ON THE CEILING!) Dust in my eye! (IN MY EYE!) Tabbing through the mountain dark Under foreign sky! (FOREIGN SKY!) Dust on the ceiling! (DUST ON THE CEILING!) Gold in the dawn! (IN THE DAWN!) Makker at my shoulder, yeah We keep movin' We keep movin' We keep movin' on! [Outro] [instrumentation: instruments drops, percussion] [tempo: 132 BPM decaying] [harmony: Gm - resolving to silence] [vocals: none - instrumental outro] @UPM11knogar Lyrics: 2025 UPM11knogar. Music and Arrangement: 2025 UPM11knogar. 2025 UPM11knogar. All rights reserved. Connect with: [email protected]
