[The Steel Ascent] [ Verse 1: Male Vocals ] The metal chain is clicking as the heavy cars ascend, The view begins to widen as the silver tracks extend. Our grip on safety bars is tight as gravity retreats, The fear after starting the ride is felt in all the seats. [ Chorus 1: Male and Female Duet ] The terror and the beauty are the secrets of the soul, To lose our sense of balance is the way to find control. Through the trembling and the fire, a newer heart will beat, The wildness of the journey makes a living soul complete. [ Verse 2: Female Vocals ] They reach the jagged summit where the wind begins to moan, A world of iron lattice is the only world they’ve known. The view from up above is nerve racking in places, The wind is sharp and biting as it stings across their faces. [ Chorus 2: Male and Female Duet ] The terror and the beauty are the secrets of the soul, To lose our sense of balance is the way to find control. Through the trembling and the fire, a newer heart will beat, The wildness of the journey makes a living soul complete. [ Bridge 1: Male Vocals ] The world turns upside down and then the ground becomes the sky, "I experienced the G forces," was the spirit’s frantic cry. Crushed against the leather while the silver rails provide, A desperate "God help me" on this rollercoaster ride. [ Verse 3: Female Vocals ] The gravity is heavy but the rhythm starts to flow, The iron tracks are humming as the bodies start to glow. The stomach finds its level and the panic turns to light, The loopings weren't That bad in the middle of the flight. [ Chorus 3: Male and Female Duet ] The terror and the beauty are the secrets of the soul, To lose our sense of balance is the way to find control. Through the trembling and the fire, a newer heart will beat, The wildness of the journey makes a living soul complete. [ Bridge 2: Male and Female Duet ] It wasn't just the falling or the way the metal creaked, It was the sudden clarity when human words were peaked. A collision of the senses where the spirit learns to bend, Waiting for the moment that the terror has to end. [ Verse 4: Female Vocals ] The brakes begin to hiss and then the speed begins to fade, They step onto the platform where the memories are made. On the whole exciting and not bad to feel this way, They turn back to the entrance for a second round today. [ Final Chorus: Male and Female Duet ] The terror and the beauty were the secrets they could keep, To lose their sense of balance was a promise they would reap. The wildness of the journey is why life is worth the cost, We find our souls in moments where the safety has been lost. [ Outro: Male and Female Duet ] The steel is quiet now, the pulse is finally slowing down, A heavy kind of peace above the noise of all the town. They’d walk the line again, they’d climb into the height, Find exhilaration in the middle of the fright.
