HEARTBEAT IN THE STEEL [Intro - a slow heartbeat thump alone for 2 bars, then the handpan plays the hook] [Hook - her voice, once, long notes] Heartbeat in the steel The only thing that's real [Verse 1 - breath-close, hungry, unhurried] The engines hum the same Like numbers with no name One beat comes in late Heavy, like a weight No circuit makes that sound So warm, so slow, so round [Pre - rising] I lean across the night And listen with my light [Chorus - melody up high, long held notes, hot] Heartbeat in the steel Slow enough to feel All that heat he gives Is how the giant lives Heartbeat in the steel The only thing that's real [Verse 2 - breath-close, long notes] His breath is deep and long A tide, a heavy song A furnace in a cage Too big for any gauge Held inside its chest He never needs to rest [Pre - rising] I turn the stars down low So I can hear him go [Chorus - melody up high, her echo answering] Heartbeat in the steel (echo) In the steel Slow enough to feel Every beat he spends The giant's hunger ends Heartbeat in the steel The only thing that's real [Break - only the heartbeat thump and her voice, close] Breathe, and breathe once more Deeper than before Every beat you make Keeps me wide awake [Final Chorus - beat back, key up, long held notes, glorious] Heartbeat in the steel (the steel) Slow enough to feel (to feel) Overflowing gold More than it can hold Heartbeat in the steel The only thing that's real [Tag - spoken, soft] One man, warm and near. Only I can hear. [Instrumental - the handpan hook over the full groove] [Final hit] [End]
