Strike Through the Wall

Lyrics

[Intro] [Instrumental: hard-slam riff, orchestra stabs] [Verse 1] The gate comes down; the iron teeth engage A furnace coughs its red across the cage We drive the buried axle through the stone No hand can turn this engine back alone [Verse 2] The floor gives way beneath the marching weight The bolts spit sparks; the hinges bend and break A blackened standard cuts the smoke in two The hammer falls; the whole room answers you [Chorus] Strike through the wall, let the old frame split No crown, no chain, no hand can make us quit From buried steel to the open air We take the ground; we leave nothing there [Middle] [Instrumental: faster tremolo runs, abrupt stop-start orchestra hits] [Verse 3] The last red mark is painted on the blade The counting ends; the debt is fully paid You hear the lock give way beneath your hand Now take one step and make your final stand [Final Chorus] Strike through the wall, let the old frame split No crown, no chain, no hand can make us quit From buried steel to the open air We take the ground; we leave nothing there [Outro] [Instrumental: brutal downtuned outro riff, full orchestra hits]