Iron Closing

Lyrics

[Intro] Stone teeth bite through the floor One slow blow, then four more [Verse 1] Black iron buckles under strain I drag the weight through rust and rain No prayer survives the grinding wheel No borrowed skin can hide what's real [Chorus] Break the lock, unmake the chain Drive the nail through bone and name When the last wall splits apart I keep the ruin in my heart [Verse 2] A cold seam opens in the earth The buried engines cough to life I count the steps beneath the ground And answer with a heavier sound [Middle] Faster now, the fault lines run Cut the signal, kill the sun Hold—strike—hold—strike The ground gives way beneath the bite [Final Chorus] Break the lock, unmake the chain Drive the nail through bone and name When the last wall splits apart I keep the ruin in my heart [Outro] Down where the old foundations turn Let every buried chamber burn No dawn, no calm, no easing out Just iron closing—black and loud