[Verse 1] They came at dawn On silent tracks Chrome in the grass And smoke on their backs They read our names From blinking screens Then shut the doors On all our dreams Cold hands moved fast Across the square No one was safe No one was there They learned our fear In perfect time Then turned it into A marching line [Pre-Chorus] Hold your breath Hear the count Iron lungs All around Run if you can But they won’t tire Eyes like glass Mouths full of wire [Chorus] Steel rain, steel rain They came for us all Steel rain, steel rain We watched the towers fall Steel rain, steel rain Say it while you can Steel rain, steel rain No one makes a stand (steel rain) (steel rain) [Verse 2] They crossed the bridge At ten past nine Their feet were sparks Their fingers were lines They took the school They took the church They took the old And took the young first The baker’s hands The nurse’s face Gone in a blink Gone without a trace No crying saved No prayer was heard Just polished teeth And broken words [Pre-Chorus] Hold your breath Hear the count Iron lungs All around Run if you can But they won’t tire Eyes like glass Mouths full of wire [Chorus] Steel rain, steel rain They came for us all Steel rain, steel rain We watched the towers fall Steel rain, steel rain Say it while you can Steel rain, steel rain No one makes a stand (steel rain) (steel rain) [Verse 3] We hid in alleys Under tin Behind the bins With trembling skin Mara bit down On her own hand To keep from screaming At the scan Jon had a wrench I had a stone Neither could crack That silver bone They stalked the lane Like a prayer gone wrong And every shadow Got dragged along [Bridge] Then one by one The lights went thin The sky turned white And split within A child’s small shoe In the road A bent red gate A stack of coats If you hear them now Don’t call my name Don’t open up Don’t feed the flame [Final Chorus] Steel rain, steel rain They came for us all Steel rain, steel rain We watched the towers fall Steel rain, steel rain Say it while you can Steel rain, steel rain No one makes a stand Steel rain, steel rain The world fell down Steel rain, steel rain Under iron sound Steel rain, steel rain We vanish in the glow Steel rain, steel rain And still they roll (steel rain) (steel rain) (steel rain)
