TEETH OF THE MACHINE

Verse 1 Cold light flickers, I wake in the wire Heartbeat stutters in a room full of liars Oil on my hands, rust in my lungs They taught me obedience before I learned tongue Punch in, punch out, name’s just a number Dreams get crushed under concrete and thunder Pre-Chorus They want silence I feed on the noise Built from pressure Break like a bomb Chorus I AM THE TEETH OF THE MACHINE CHEWING THROUGH YOUR FALSE ROUTINE BLOOD AND GREASE IN PERFECT SYNC I DON’T PRAY — I OVERHEAT TURN THE SCREWS UNTIL THEY SCREAM GRIND IT DOWN TO BARE BONES CLEAN YOU MADE A MONSTER OUT OF ME NOW WATCH ME EAT THE FACTORY Verse 2 Cameras blink like unblinking gods Every sin archived, every thought logged You sell fear dressed up as control But I see the crack in the iron you hold Sirens sing me a lullaby Sleep is for the weak — I’d rather combust than comply Pre-Chorus Shock collar thoughts Static in veins I learned pain In assembly lines Chorus I AM THE TEETH OF THE MACHINE CHEWING THROUGH YOUR FALSE ROUTINE BLOOD AND GREASE IN PERFECT SYNC I DON’T PRAY — I OVERHEAT TURN THE SCREWS UNTIL THEY SCREAM GRIND IT DOWN TO BARE BONES CLEAN YOU MADE A MONSTER OUT OF ME NOW WATCH ME EAT THE FACTORY Bridge (spoken / distorted) Productivity up. Humanity down. Repeat the process. Until nothing’s left to repeat. Breakdown CLANG — CLANG — BITE THE HAND THAT BUILT THE CAGE, THAT DREW THE PLAN SPARKS FLY, SYSTEMS FAIL I PULL THE NAILS FROM MY OWN RAIL Final Chorus (half-time, heavier) I AM THE TEETH OF THE MACHINE BUILT TO BREAK YOUR PERFECT DREAM NO MORE COGS, NO MORE KINGS JUST SMOKE AND SHATTERED THINGS TURN IT UP, LET IT BLEED LET THE FLOOR SHAKE UNDER ME YOU MADE A MONSTER OUT OF ME NOW BURN WITH YOUR FACTORY Outro Power dies. Lights go red. Silence screams. I’m not dead.