05 - Engines of Eternal Steel

[Intro – metallic hammer strikes, gears grinding, organ drone rising] Hiss… Clang! Hiss… Clang! Narrator (deep, resonant): Engines of steel, machines of trust, forged in the mountain, eternal and just! [Verse 1 – growling vocals, mechanical rhythm] Iron lungs breathe smoke and flame, the forge is alive, it calls our name. Engines roaring, gears aligned, machines of steel, forever designed! Steam and sparks, the pistons cry, in metal halls, no word shall die. Printed letters, carved in the wheel, knowledge eternal — in iron and steel! [Pre-Chorus – drums hammer like pistons, organ rises underneath] By fire we build, by steel we stand, the Word of the Mountain, carved by hand! [Chorus – hymn-like, clean choir with organ, soaring yet heavy] Engines of Eternal Steel, we bow to your might, thunder and printing, in shadow and light! Forged for the ages, no power can steal, the song of the mountain, the Engines of Steel! [Post-Chorus – crowd chant, mechanical timing, fists pound the air] Clang! Steam! Print! Dream! Clang! Steam! Print! Dream! [Verse 2 – growl + sharp riffs, industrial energy] The word defended, with iron blade, in molten rivers our vows are made. Machines unbroken, their heart is flame, they print our trust, they guard our name! Knowledge for all, the presses roar, echoing deep in the mountain’s core. We bind the future, we seal the deal, with letters eternal, with engines of steel! [Pre-Chorus – harsher, call & response] Leader: Who turns the gears? Crowd: We do! Leader: Who lights the fire? Crowd: We do! All: By iron and oath, by hammer and wheel, we keep the truth with engines of steel! [Chorus – massive, organ + choir + guitars in unison] Engines of Eternal Steel, we bow to your might, thunder and printing, in shadow and light! Forged for the ages, no power can steal, the song of the mountain, the Engines of Steel! [Bridge – purely instrumental, organ + guitar solo, layered with gear sounds, steam hissing, anvils ringing like percussion] [Final Chorus – slowed tempo, hymn-like, the choir leads, organ thunders like cathedral bells] Engines of Eternal Steel, forever they reign, in fire and smoke, in glory and pain! Forged for the ages, no shadow shall steal, eternal the mountain, eternal the Steel! [Outro – sound of hammer fading into silence, organ holding last chord] Whispered: Steel… Print… Eternal…