Whistle didn't blow
The whistle didn't blow it
Just screamed at the moon
To tell me that the morning was coming too soon
I'm leaning my weight on a life made of slate
In a valley where mercy always shows up late
My knuckles are white and the sparks are all blue
Just a man doing what he was destined to do
The iron is cold but the friction is hot
Tradin' in the spirit for the little I've got
Oh I'm puttin' my blood on a grindstone today
Sharpening the soul just to keep em at bay
You can hear the wheel turnin'
You can see the sparks fly
I'm the only thing living that refuses to die
Yeah it's a heavy duty living and a jagged edge price
Walking through the fire and the cold hearted ice
But I'm gainin' an edge while the heavy years roll
With blood on the grindstone and grittin' my soul
There's a tally on the wall for the dead and the time
For the mountain of misery I've had to climb
They wanna see me dug
They wanna see me gray
Just a ghost and a suit at the end of the day
But the harder they push and the more that they press
The sharper I get in this beautiful mess
I got silver in my hair and car and my breath
Dancing on the blade in the shadow of death
Oh I'm putting my blood on a crown stone today
Sharpening my
Soul just to keep them at bay
You can hear the wheel turning
You can see the sparks fly
I'm the only thing living that refuses to die
Yeah it's a heavy duty living and a jagged edge price
Walking through the fire and the cold hearted ice
But I'm gaining an age while the heavy years roll
With blood on the grindstone and gritting my soul
Let it scream
Let it burn
Every single drop
Is a lesson I've learned ** it
Yeah
I'm putting my blood on a firestorm today
Sharpening the fold just to keep them at bay
You can hear the wheels turn
You can see the sparks fly
I'm the only thing living that refuses to die
It's a heavy duty living living at a jagged edge price
Walking through the fire and the cold hearted ice
But I'm painting an edge while the heavy years roll
With blood on the grindstone
Gritting my soul
Still turning
Feel the edge
Blood on the grindstone stone