The Debt Is Known

Lyrics

[Intro] Beneath the iron, below the stone A buried engine wakes alone [Verse 1] Black water climbs the quarry wall The warning bell has lost its call You sealed the gate with rust and bone Now hear what stirs beneath your throne [Pre-Chorus] The pressure breaks The bedrock splits Your kingdom shakes In severed bits [Chorus] Down where the drowned roots coil and bind I drag the buried truth to light No crown can hold, no chain can stay The deep takes back what you betrayed [Verse 2] Cold rivets shear beneath the load The old foundations crack and fold You fed the dark with borrowed names Now every debt returns in flame [Pre-Chorus] The pressure breaks The bedrock splits Your kingdom shakes In severed bits [Chorus] Down where the drowned roots coil and bind I drag the buried truth to light No crown can hold, no chain can stay The deep takes back what you betrayed [Bridge] Sink—through the silt Sink—through the stone Nothing you buried stays your own [Final Chorus] Down where the drowned roots coil and bind I drag the buried truth to light No crown can hold, no chain can stay The deep takes back what you betrayed [Outro] Below the stone The debt is known