Ash in the Gears

[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