The Iron and the Oil

[Intro]
[Verse]
The park bench is splintered and gray
They hope that it rots all away
To make room for glass and for steel
To break every communal wheel
But we got the grease in our bags
And pockets of oil-soaked rags
We’re coming to tighten the frame
To give every corner a name
[Verse]
The sprocket is rusted and red
Like words that were better unsaid
We pedal through alleys at night
Avoiding the cold halogen light
A wrench passed over the gate
Before it is simply too late
The chain-link is starting to bend
To the touch of a traveling friend
[Chorus]
(Call) Fix the wood! (Response) Fix the wood!
(Call) Make it good! (Response) Make it good!
We won't let the neighborhood die
Under a high-rise sky
(Call) Turn the screw! (Response) Turn the screw!
(Call) Starting new! (Response) Starting new!
The city belongs to the hands
That mend what the money demands
[Verse]
A manifesto slipped under the door
We don't want their luxury floor
They call it a crime to repair
The things that we all ought to share
But look at the paint on the rail
The spirit that's not up for sale
We’re sanding the edges of greed
To plant a more durable seed
[Chorus]
(Call) Fix the wood! (Response) Fix the wood!
(Call) Make it good! (Response) Make it good!
We won't let the neighborhood die
Under a high-rise sky
(Call) Turn the screw! (Response) Turn the screw!
(Call) Starting new! (Response) Starting new!
The city belongs to the hands
That mend what the money demands
[Instrumental]
[Build-up]
The hammer is hitting the nail
The truth is beyond any bail
The rust is a ghost of the past
The repair is intended to last
Pass the driver, hold the light
We are working through the night
[Chorus]
(Call) Fix the wood! (Response) Fix the wood!
(Call) Make it good! (Response) Make it good!
We won't let the neighborhood die
Under a high-rise sky
(Call) Turn the screw! (Response) Turn the screw!
(Call) Starting new! (Response) Starting new!
The city belongs to the hands
That mend what the money demands
[Hook]
The iron and the oil
In the urban soil
The iron and the oil
In the urban soil
[Outro]