[Verse 1]
Alarms sound
Ground shakes
Fan stalls
Smoke rolls out of the shaft
Calls go out
He walks in
They don’t know his name
You call him when in trouble
You call him a friend
Hard hat
Boots tied up
Apparatus ready
When he speaks they listen
He gathers his team
This is the moment that we’ve trained for”
He’s running in while the rest are running out
[Chorus]
He’s a Drager man
Breathing for the buried
Mask on his face
Fear on his back he carries
You remember his words
you’ll want his hands
When the gas comes in
You’ll want the Drager man
[Verse 2]
Second day
Same song
Smoke rolls
He reads the plan
He Sees the worried faces
Family starts to lose hope
Family prays
community gathers
the news cameras roll
The world prays
That they all came out alive
[Chorus]
He’s a Drager man
Breathing for the buried
Mask on his face
Fear on his back he carries
You remember his words
you’ll want his hands
When the gas come in
You’ll want the Drager man
[Bridge]
He’s shut the elevator gate
He hopes it’s not to late
But in the dark
When cables spark
They don’t know his name
You call him when in trouble
You call him a friend
Smoke rolls out of the shaft
while whole world’s watching
Wheels turn
Gate opens
Then you see him
standing so exhausted
family’s cry out for miners
He doesn’t want no praise
or recognition
some may question his motivation
he’s not wanting fame and fortune
But he saves them in the end
[Chorus]
He’s a Drager man
Breathing for the buried
Mask on his face
Fear on his back he carries
You can curse the company
But you can trust his plan
When the air runs thin
You’ll need the Drager man
