Heave on the Lever

Take B accelerates Heave on the Lever into a blistering Celtic punk sea shanty driven by accordion and engine sounds.

The stories behind Heave on the Lever

Driving Rhythm and Shouted Choruses in Take B — Take B accelerates Heave on the Lever into a blistering Celtic punk sea shanty driven by accordion and engine sounds.
When City Power Dies and the Diesel Roars — Heave on the Lever transforms emergency electrical distribution into a high-stakes maritime battle against total grid collapse.

City power is gone,

battery banks engaged, 15

minutes of breath, down

to the engines,

move!

The gale took the power lines down with a crash

The ocean of darkness rolled in with a flash

The monitors flickered the emergency light turned the

ICU corridors ghostly and white 10 ,000 amperes of diesel we need down in the belly

where iron lungs bleed

Water in the pit smoke in the air brothers of the wrench answer the prayer crank on

the flywheel throw on the gear

We'll banish the dark and we'll banish the fear

Heave on the lever, crack out the mains, pump the red diesel right into her veins.

Though the tempest may howl and the breakers may roll, the clinical crew keeps the ship in control

Light up the wards, stand to the wheel

Saving the helpless with diesel and steel

Generators online

The transfer switch locked with a mechanical groan

The old generator began for a moan

She coughed out a cloud of black sulfur and grip

And roared like a kraken that rose from the pit

The needle jumped up to 480 and locked the whole concrete

Foundation trembled and rocked

Up on the bridge all the monitors glowed

The life -giving current returned to the road

The doctors cheered loud for the magic above

Never knowing the grime on the engineer's glove

We're on the lever, crank up the mains

Pop the red diesel right into her veins

Oh, the tempest may howl and the breakers may roll

The clinical crew keeps the ship in control

Light up the wards, stand to the wheels

Saving the helpless with diesel and steel

Generators online

General

Generators On line and steady

The storm Won't take this ship tonight

Steady As she goes, lads