Foreign Tools

[Verse] Engine coughs under my hands rust and grease Manual reads like a novel in a foreign tongue Sweat drips questions ain't no release Wrench spinning bolts but it's all wrong [Verse 2] German words on every page I squint I stare Toolbox scattered don't know which to grab Crankshaft whispers secrets to the air Am I building horsepower or a lab [Chorus] Are we Americans or did I miss the plane Lost in translations ain't got no gain What tools do I need ain't got a clue Piecing together a dream or a nightmare too [Bridge] Sparks fly the metal groans my labor's plea Piston's dance with a mind of its own Vacuum car or mystery keeps haunting me Lost in the parts feelin' overthrown [Verse 3] Gear grindin' under foreign stars no relief Knuckles bleedin' on this language maze Blueprints blur laced with disbelief Where's the manual for this crazy phase [Chorus] Are we Americans or did I miss the plane Lost in translations ain't got no gain What tools do I need ain't got a clue Piecing together a dream or a nightmare too