[Verse 1]
His hands are black with rain and grime
From cracked belts and frozen nights
He hears the cough before it dies
A stubborn spark behind the bite
The bay door shakes when he steps in
With a wrench like a blade at war
He takes the pulse, he finds the wound
And swears the iron back to roar
[Pre-Chorus]
One more turn
One more spark
Hold the line
In the dark
Every fault
Every scar
Calls his name
Calls him hard
[Chorus]
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Rise again, rise again
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Break the chain, mend the pain
(Bring it back)
(Bring it back)
[Verse 2]
A dead machine on a gravel road
Wheels sunk deep in mud and doubt
He crawls beneath the wounded frame
With a torch and a curse burned out
The gasket screams, the bolts resist
But he laughs like a storming king
He feeds the fire, he seals the seam
Then hears that faithful engine sing
[Pre-Chorus]
One more turn
One more spark
Hold the line
In the dark
Every fault
Every scar
Calls his name
Calls him hard
[Chorus]
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Rise again, rise again
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Break the chain, mend the pain
(Bring it back)
(Bring it back)
[Bridge]
When the road gets mean
And the night gets raw
He doesn’t kneel
He learns the law
Of busted ribs
And battle cries
Of making broken iron
Rise
[Final Chorus]
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Rise again, rise again
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Stand with me, stand with me then
Diesel and steel
Diesel and steel
Warrior made, warrior made
(Bring it back)
(Bring it back)