Break the Bedrock

Lyrics

[Intro] [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Beneath the quarry, iron teeth descend Stone gives way where buried rivers bend I drive the dark with both hands clenched Past the last mark, past the final fence [Chorus] Break the bedrock, split the buried seam Bring the buried weight into the waking steam No crown, no mercy, no turning back We carve our passage through the strata black [Verse 2] The old foundations buckle underfoot A buried engine answers from the soot Its grinding pulse shakes dust from every beam And pulls the sleeping mountain from its dream [Chorus] Break the bedrock, split the buried seam Bring the buried weight into the waking steam No crown, no mercy, no turning back We carve our passage through the strata black [Bridge] Down through the layers Down past the names The pressure is rising The stone knows our flame [Final Chorus] Break the bedrock, split the buried seam Bring the buried weight into the waking steam No crown, no mercy, no turning back We carve our passage through the strata black [Outro] The mountain parts The deep remains