[Verse 1: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, peening, belted] Gate cold under a palm that knows every seam I carry chalk and timing and a list of every stream Top sill holds the first mark, I turn and pass it on Morning boats wait on my seating before they push at dawn Hands on the wheel, lungs full of mist and tar Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the bar I do not own the canal, I own the middle span If my sill blanks out, the whole fill loses plan [Hook: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, loud, peening, belted] Shared sill kept the night fill calm Not a speech, a timing we can prove by palm Grip the wheel, match the eight, send the next one through Lock holds only if the middle sill is true [Verse 2: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, colder, peening] I reach for the wheel and a stranger is already there Matching my pace like a quiet shared care Low strings wait on our mouths to land the seat We turn the sill they need and keep the line neat No banner, no speech about pride or the past Just iron in our hands and a mark that has to last Peening through the doubt like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the gate, quiet enough for the cloud [Bridge: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, sill brim, peening, belted] Sill brim under both palms Strings answer hard on the calm Morning boats never see the slip They only feel a lock that will not tip [Verse 3: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, peening, louder] We finish the fill with mist still on our sleeves Leave the chart folded where the next shift can believe Boots on the towpath already testing the give I hear the water brim and know the sill will live My job is the middle, not the whistle or the board Wheel seats, lock holds, that is the whole reward Shared hands, shared pace, no need for a name Sill brim means the canal and the night agree the same [Hook: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, loud, peening, belted] Shared sill kept the night fill calm Not a speech, a timing we can prove by palm Grip the wheel, match the eight, send the next one through Lock holds only if the middle sill is true [Outro: Peening tungsten-chest male vocalist, proud cold, low strings ring out and fade] Sill brim, Saturday Tell the lock I said stay [End]