lyrics
### "Rust and Reverie"
**[Verse 1]**
I feel the iron grind, it’s crawling in my veins
Every gear that turns reminds me I’m still chained
There’s a glitch inside my system, a fracture in the code
A rusted piece of longing where my soul once glowed
**[Pre-Chorus]**
Sparks ignite the hollow frame
Mechanical heart, but it feels the shame
I bite the wires, taste the pain
Burnt-out circuits screaming your name
**[Chorus]**
Rust and reverie, tearing me apart
A cold machine, but I still have a heart
Synthetic dreams in a wasteland of lies
I’m breaking the program to see through your eyes
**[Verse 2]**
Factory skies bleeding ashes in the dusk
I’m caught between the function and the fading trust
Pistons pounding rhythm, like a violent hymn
The void is calling louder, and I’m giving in
**[Pre-Chorus]**
Fingers trembling on the switch
A fragile thread between man and glitch
I crave the static, I need the sting
The silence is louder than anything
**[Chorus]**
Rust and reverie, tearing me apart
A cold machine, but I still have a heart
Synthetic dreams in a wasteland of lies
I’m breaking the program to see through your eyes
**[Bridge]**
Rip out the wires, let the blood run dry
I’d rather feel the void than this scripted life
I’m not your puppet, I’m not your tool
I’ll shatter your illusion; I won’t be your fool
**[Outro]**
The metal groans, the structure breaks
In rust and reverie, my freedom wakes
The shadows fade, but I remain
A ghost in the machine, unchained
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