Stone Cups, Loud Hearts

[Verse 1] Ash on our aprons Iron in our teeth Laugh lines dusty From the tunnels beneath We carve our jokes In the cracks of the wall If the mountain remembers It will laugh with us all [Chorus] Raise your stone cups high Let the dust dance in the light We are small We are loud We are here for a short bright time If the dark asks why We are singing in the mines Tell it life is hard And still We bite it like a rind (hey!) [Verse 2] Bread is a little burnt Ale is a little warm Still it hits like sunrise In a world of storm We measure our years In scars and broken picks Every bruise on the knuckles Another old friend we miss [Chorus] Raise your stone cups high Let the dust dance in the light We are small We are loud We are here for a short bright time If the dark asks why We are singing in the mines Tell it life is hard And still We bite it like a rind (oh-oh) [Bridge] We joke about the ceiling falling As we pass the plate around Even joy feels sharper When you’re living underground If sorrow comes knocking Let it find us elbow-deep in song Short legs Long stories And the night is never long [Chorus] Raise your stone cups high Let the dust dance in the light We are small We are loud We are here for a short bright time If the dark asks why We are singing in the mines Tell it life is hard And still We bite it like a rind (hey!)