0:00 The moon was low on the Patapsco's tide0:05 A quiet hum where the big ships ride0:10 The container vessel, Dali was her nameSlipping out in the pre-dawn flame0:15 Her lights went out, a sudden dread0:21 A mayday call for the trouble ahead0:26 She lost her power, she lost her way0:31 At the start of a Baltimore day0:37 Oh, the Francis Scott Key is coming down0:42 A twisted crown on a working town0:47 And the water's cold, the silence deep0:53 For the promises the river can't keep0:58 Steel and sorrow in the morning gray1:03 Another landmark washed away1:09 Eight souls were there on the concrete span1:14 Just mending holes, the work of man1:19 Then a sound like thunder, a terrible groan1:25 A skeleton of steel was overthrown1:30 They closed the lanes with a hurried plea1:35 But some were caught by the destiny1:41 Of a pillar struck in the murky gloom1:46 Sealing a cold and watery tomb1:51 Oh, the Francis Scott Key is coming down1:56 A twisted crown on a working town2:02 And the water's cold, the silence deep2:07 For the promises the river can't keep2:12 Steel and sorrow in the morning gray2:18 Another landmark washed away2:23 And the headlines fly from coast to coast2:28 Of the bridge we loved and the lives we lost2:34 While in the background, the old drums beat2:39 Of politics on a troubled street2:44 The world keeps spinning its usual pace2:50 Another fight for the highest place2:55 But here, the port is choked and still3:00 By a broken piece of iron will3:06 Oh, the Francis Scott Key has fallen down3:11 A twisted crown on a working town3:16 And the water's cold, the silence deep3:22 For the promises the river can't keep3:27 Steel and sorrow in the morning gray3:32 Another landmark washed away
