Toby of Gears

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Toby came down at dawn With soot on both hands Measured the rain in brass And folded it into plans Little teeth, little springs Under his woolen coat He made a fox from tin Then taught it how to vote [Pre-Chorus] Tick by tick He mapped the night Line by line He bent the light In his pocket A silver key Turn the lock And you will see [Chorus] Toby of gears, Toby of gears Count the years, count the years Toby of gears, Toby of gears Built the wonder, built the fear (built the fear) Toby of gears, Toby of gears Steel that sings in your ears Toby of gears, Toby of gears One wrong turn and the gate appears [Verse 2] He sketched a hawk in smoke Then gave it iron wings It circled over sheep With a choir of grinding rings He forged a marching dog With a lantern for a heart It learned the names of roads And the weak spots in the dark [Pre-Chorus] Tick by tick He drew the frame Line by line He named the flame In his mouth A cold command Move the hands And understand [Chorus] Toby of gears, Toby of gears Count the years, count the years Toby of gears, Toby of gears Built the wonder, built the fear (built the fear) Toby of gears, Toby of gears Steel that sings in your ears Toby of gears, Toby of gears One wrong turn and the gate appears [Bridge] When the valley cried for peace He made a lock for every door When the kings came wanting war He made a thousand more But Toby shook his head At the cost inside the plan For every machine he made It was still a trembling hand [Final Chorus] Toby of gears, Toby of gears Count the years, count the years Toby of gears, Toby of gears Built the wonder, built the fear (built the fear) Toby of gears, Toby of gears Steel that sings in your ears Toby of gears, Toby of gears He made a world, then made the gears (the gears)