Revel in the Spark and Anvil

Verse 1 [Male 1] The grand hall opens with a roar of flame and steel Sparks rain down like stars from the ceiling’s wheel The Vanguard gathers, weary from the grind below But here the air crackles with a different kind of glow [Switch to Female 1] We circle the central forge, the heat upon our skin Laughter starts to rise where silence once had been Chorus [Male 1 with layered harmonies] In the revel in the spark and anvil, our hearts find the beat The forges answer back with rhythm from the heat Bass thunders through the brass, doo-wop rings like chimes For one defiant hour, the machines keep time Verse 2 [Male 1] My lute wakes the low pulse, deep as the earth’s own core The didgeridoo joins, shaking dust from every pore Gears seem to turn in time with every note we play The party’s voices rise, and the hall begins to sway [Switch to Female 1] The tinker-lord stomps heavy, the golem joins the sway The pirate spins with maps, the artificer sways Chorus [Male 1 with fuller harmonies] In the revel in the spark and anvil, our hearts find the beat The forges answer back with rhythm from the heat No curse can touch us while the music holds the floor In this circle of iron, we are family once more Bridge [Male 1] I feel it again, the warmth I thought was lost After ice and roots and the watch that never stops Here among the hammers, the guilt begins to fade For tonight the forges offer what the surface forbade [Switch to Female 1] We sing of iron bonds and the fire we all share The spark ignites something stronger than despair Chorus [Male 1 with all voices swelling] In the revel in the spark and anvil, our hearts find the beat The forges answer back with rhythm from the heat We’ll carry this fire when the engines start to turn But here in the hall, the joy still burns