Ash in the Gears — dbuck

Verse 1

Midnight smoke from the old machine
Dust in the light, walls turn green
The silence here—it grinds and grows
Like a hymn the empty furnace knows

Chorus

Ash in the gears, blood in the stone
No way out, I walk alone
Steel hearts break with no sound
Still I’m sinking, underground

Verse 2

Clock hands twitch, but time won’t move
Every breath is rust and soot
Ghosts don't scream, they just obey
March in circles, day by day

Chorus

Ash in the gears, truth in disguise
No escape, no alibis
The more I fight, the less I feel
The weight of smoke, the crush of steel

Outro

Turn the wheel and grind me through
What I was, I never knew
Ash in the gears, ash in the sky
Built to break, born to comply