Ashes and Iron

Clanging chains, they break the silence In this dance, the industry's violence Beneath the gears, the ground it shakes A world consumed by the fire it makes [Pre-Chorus] A symphony of chaos, orchestrated pain Machines that sing the anthem of the chain In iron jaws (cold steel) Where gears grind souls into the night The smog it breathes, a toxic shroud Now you're in the grind (the grind) Piston's roar, a deafening sound Metal heat and fire sparks around Concrete walls (these walls) Echo cries of the machine's raw might The neon glow, a siren's call Now you're in the grind (the grind) Hammers pound, rhythm of the fight As shadows dance in the furnace light In the haze (the blaze) Ashes fall like rain from skies Oiled tears the workers brave In the flames (the flames) [Pre-Chorus] A thundering of steel, relentless, never yields The echoes of the iron, forging life's unreal