Subject: what happens on an atomic scale in a conductor carrying current?

how would a "frozen picture" of a piece of live cable look like at an atomic 
scale? the electrons are moving, and we assume that the electrons are the 
carriers of energy. please try to take a closer look at the conductor as 
a "track" for energy-transfer. my assumption is that the electrons "tilt" with 
regard to their spin as they are migrating. the energy is stored as potential 
energy of tilted electrons. why I am asking-- in all my search so far I did 
not find a truly fulfilling answer.

Re: what happens on an atomic scale in a conductor carrying current?