[Intro] / ambient deep rhythmic pounding of a massive water-powered trip hammer, hissing steam, roaring draft of glowing coals / rigid synthetic 16th-note bassline cutting in, dead dry / female French whisper, heavy tape delay Le haut fourneau... fer liquide et suie noire... (The blast furnace... liquid iron and black soot...) [Verse 1] / harsh male baritone, dry and deadpan delivery Granite chimney standing in the pine Hauling heavy limestone from the mine Charcoal wagons rolling down the track Soot and gravel on the worker's back Charging roasted ore into the top Rumbling bellows that will never stop Twelve-hour shifts inside the choking heat Wooden clogs upon the scorched sheet Tapping out the molten iron vein Sparks erupting like a fiery rain Cast-iron pigs lined up upon the sand Feeding all the railways of the land Smoke is hanging over stream and mill Broken lungs upon the gravel hill [Pre-Chorus] #heavy metal kick slam #hammer strike Waterwheel is groaning under load! Hammer pounding on the river road! #metal stomp #crescendo White-hot slag is spilling from the core! Melting down the mountain into ore! [Chorus] / aggressive male shout, full EBM sequence The blast furnace core! Sot och slagg! Hauling up the heavy iron bag! #metal stomp #hammer strike Trip hammer falling! Heavy blow! Watch the molten river flow! Born in fire, tempered in the ice! Every ton has paid the human price! [Post-Chorus] / cold female vocal, distant reverb, minimal beat Fonte liquide... le métal commande... (Liquid pig iron... metal commands...) #industrial strike #steam hiss Tap opened. [Verse 2] / harsh male baritone, tight sequence Winter freezes up the canal lock Stacking ingots on the granite dock Forge master shouting at the kiln Every order driven by the bill Slag bricks cooling in the autumn frost No one cares about the fingers lost Centuries of iron, smoke and sweat Building up the nation's heavy debt Fires burning through the midnight gloom Every furnace turning to a tomb [Bridge] / beat strips back to solitary 16th bassline and distant metal clang / harsh male baritone, low spoken tone Feed the furnace. Ore and lime. Charcoal dust. Tap the heat. / female French whisper Le fer purifié... la sueur de l'ouvrier... (Purified iron... the worker's sweat...) #massive metal slam POUR THE IRON! [Chorus] / aggressive male shout, maximum drive and hammer strikes The blast furnace core! Sot och slagg! Hauling up the heavy iron bag! #metal stomp #hammer strike Trip hammer falling! Heavy blow! Watch the molten river flow! Born in fire, tempered in the ice! Every ton has paid the human price! [Outro] / beat slows down, heavy kick fades, solitary hissing blast of steam venting off into freezing mountain air / female French whisper Le feu s'éteint... le minerai se fige... (The fire dies... the ore solidifies...) #distant metal clang Shift completed.
