[Intro - A Cappella] [Verse 1 - Grim, rhythmic clean vocals] Heave ho, the bellows roar, sparks fly like cannon fire, Sweat burns the eyes, but the iron’s calling higher. My arms like oak, hammer swings in time, The Forge is my mistress and the anvil is mine! The Coal cracks red, Those flames lick the night, Metal screams mercy under judgment's might. From the mine to the maul, from the earth to the blade, We birth the thunder that the weak ones evade! [Chorus - Full crew, gang vocals, heavy as hell] STRIKE WHILE IT’S HOT! (Heave! Ho!) HAMMER THE STEEL! (Heave! Ho!) RED IS THE BLOOD, WHITE IS THE HEAT! FORGE ON, YE BASTARDS, NEVER KNOW DEFEAT! STRIKE WHILE IT’S HOT! (Heave! Ho!) SHAPE IT OR DIE! (Heave! Ho!) IRON IN OUR VEINS, FIRE IN OUR EYES! WE ARE THE HAMMER ‘NEATH THUNDERING SKIES! [Verse 2 - Faster, growled] Muscles screaming, back near to break, But the blade takes form with every thunderous quake. Quench it hissing, steam like a dragon’s breath, Tempered in fury, born just for death! No silken lords or soft-handed kings, We make the weapons that decide what war brings. Chain, axe, or plow, it all starts in flame, The smith’s song eternal, forever the same! [Chorus - Even heavier, double-kick beatboxing ripping over the riff] STRIKE WHILE IT’S HOT! (Heave! Ho!) HAMMER THE STEEL! (Heave! Ho!) RED IS THE BLOOD, WHITE IS THE HEAT! FORGE ON, YE BASTARDS, NEVER KNOW DEFEAT! [Bridge - Slow, crushing doom section, Harmonies swelling] Feel the weight… of the world in your hands… One wrong blow… and the steel demands… Blood for the iron, sweat for the soul, In the heart of the fire… we are whole… [Final Chorus - Full chaotic metal a cappella explosion] STRIKE WHILE IT’S HOT! (HEAVE! HO!) BREAK IT OR BEND! (HEAVE! HO!) TILL THE LAST SPARK DIES AND THE HAMMER WON’T RISE, WE’LL BE WORKING THE STEEL UNDER BLOOD-RED SKIES! STRIKE WHILE IT’S HOT! STRIKE WHILE IT’S HOT! STRIKE WHILE IT’S—HOT!!! [Outro - Hammer strikes syncing with final riff, fading into bellows roar] Heave… ho… The steel remembers…
