Crystal in the Armor

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Boot prints in the mud Steel in my veins, face blank, eyes shut Orders in my ear like ghosts in a flood Every memory’s a file I cut They built me for the breach Every breath measured, every word leashed Heart on mute, just tactics and reach Feelings locked deep where the codes can’t breach Then you walked out the light Skin like porcelain, pupils sky-bright Shard in your chest burning white You said my name soft, like it had rights [Chorus] You’re my Blue, with a crystal heart Shining through the cracks in my armor plates You feel every tear, every trembling start I just stand here, breathing like I’m late You laugh, you cry, you break apart I stare straight ahead, can’t reciprocate But when your chest glows, it rewrites my chart You’re my Blue And my pulse might wake [Verse 2] You spin in the bay to an old war song Celtic hum on your lips, humming all wrong Off-key, too loud, but you sing so strong Like nobody ever programmed “you don’t belong” You ask, “Did that hurt?” when the shrapnel hits I say, “Negative,” counting the bits You frown, eyes wet, hands on my wrists “You’re more than a mission in a metal fist” You trace my scars like they’re lines on a map Tell me stories, paint futures in your eager laugh I answer in numbers, in weight and in mass You answer in colors I was built to pass [Chorus] You’re my Blue, with a crystal heart Shining through the cracks in my armor plates You feel every tear, every trembling start I just stand here, breathing like I’m late You laugh, you cry, you break apart I stare straight ahead, can’t reciprocate But when your chest glows, it rewrites my chart You’re my Blue And my pulse might wake [Bridge] [Beat drops to low drone and heartbeat thump] You say, “Spartan, what do you feel?” I say, “Objective: keep you real” But my grip too tight on your fragile steel Like I know this lie, and the truth I conceal You place that crystal against my vest Light leaks in, cuts through the rest Circuits hum, but it’s in my chest Is this panic Or is this blessed? (oh) [Chorus] You’re my Blue, with a crystal heart Shining through the cracks in my armor plates You feel every tear, every trembling start I just stand here, breathing like I’m late But your light leaks in, part by part Teaching every nerve it can misbehave If I learn to speak from this rusted heart You’re the code You’re the key I crave You’re my Blue, with a crystal heart Bright against the black of the fight we face Keep on crying loud, keep falling apart I’ll be stone, till I’m flesh in your grace You’re my Blue, my forbidden spark And for you I might show my face