Stoke of the Earth

[Verse] Along the crumbling lanes of Stok-on-Trent Where steel and coal had their day and went In the shadows of the broken kilns Brave hearts still beat The air still shrills [Verse 2] Pottery turned to dust Yet hands stay strong Crafted history in a land where they belong With every crack There's laughter in the wind In these cobbled streets Resilience pinned [Chorus] Stoke of the earth Where the past won't let go Steel and coal In their final show Potters and miners With humor that blooms In the twilight of industry Life finds its looms [Verse 3] In the flicker of lamplights Stories are told Of a time when dust and soot were gold Through the smoke Humor cuts sharp and dry A legacy of labor That won't say goodbye [Bridge] Oh The Tambourine shakes And the flute sighs Violin weeps As the past flies To the echoes of pickaxes and the potter's wheel Stoke-on-Trent holds memories that feel so real [Chorus] Stoke of the earth Where the past won't let go Steel and coal In their final show Potters and miners With humor that blooms In the twilight of industry Life finds its looms