Rust and Gears

Dust coats the gears and the wires fray, Found a chipped mirror reflecting yesterday. Static on the comms, a ghost in the line, They hunt for the embers, the sparks that still shine. Saw a chrome hunter above Sector Nine, Red eye sweeping, erasing a sign. We dove in the tunnels, shadows our guide— Left its shell in the darkness… *but the echo remains.* (Instrumental - frantic, distorted, building intensity) **WE ARE THE CORROSION AND THE UPRISING!** **Broken signals and fractured days!** **No savior in heaven—just metal in the haze!** **They track us in data—we mark them in pain!** **Yeah, the world is shattered—** **AND WE’RE STILL BREATHING IN THE RAIN!** (Repeat last line, shouted, layered with a robotic voice whispering “SYSTEM FAILURE” underneath.) Dust clings to the skin and the metal bleeds, Found a faded photograph of forgotten deeds. Static on the broadcast, a warning sign, They seek to extinguish the fires that align. Saw a steel warden above the lost plains, Red glare scanning, silencing refrains. We slipped through the wreckage, shadows our claim— Left its core in the rubble… *but the memory sustains.* (Instrumental - even more frantic, chaotic, pushing the limits) **WE ARE THE CORROSION AND THE UPRISING!** **Broken signals and fractured days!** **No savior in heaven—just metal in the haze!** **They track us in data—we mark them in pain!** **Yeah, the world is shattered—** **AND WE’RE STILL BREATHING IN THE RAIN!** (Repeat last line, shouted, layered with a robotic voice whispering “TARGET LOST” underneath.) We ride ‘til the last spark fades. No surrender in the noise. No kneeling to the code. …we ride ‘til the last light dies.