Rust-Wire Blues

[Verse 1: Gravelly Resolve] Rust on the wire, it stains my hands Tangled threads weave through forgotten lands Machines murmur low, a pulse half-heard Tubes flicker soft, blurring what once stirred I shape the steel with a steady grasp Feel the grind ease—time slides past Wires breathe faint, a sound adrift Rust-wire blues—I’ll mend the rift [Chorus: Steady Vocals, Rising] Send me past the rust where the light bends low Through a haze that curls ‘round what used to flow Can I stir a whisper from the stillness there? Or carry this burden through the thinning air? I’m a flame unbent, a trace in the dusk Calling through the fade—“I’ll bear the husk” [Verse 2: Gravelly Grit] Wires sag gentle where the strain once pulled Rust creeps slow, tracing what it could Tubes glow dull, a shimmer half-caught Lost in the hum, I’ll hold what’s sought I strike the frame, hear a tremor rise Feel the weight lift—shadows disguise A growl lingers soft, a mark unmade Rust-wire blues—I’ll shift the shade [Chorus: Full Raw Belt] Send me past the rust where the light bends low Through a haze that curls ‘round what used to flow Can I stir a whisper from the stillness there? Or carry this burden through the thinning air? I’m a flame unbent, a trace in the dusk Roaring through the fade—“I’ll bear the husk” [Bridge: Cracked Defiance, Synth Swells Vast] What if I bent the wires ‘til they sighed? Let the rust scatter where the echoes hide? Would it pierce the gloom or drift unseen? Leave a fleeting scar where the quiet leans? I’m a forge too faint, too wide to hold Defying the dark—I’ll etch the cold [Outro: Fading Growl, Synth Fades] No cry, no call Standing in the rust where shadows fall Wires hum thin, a spark unwinds No break, just what the stillness finds Rust-wire blues—“I’ll bear the husk” declines (“I’ll bear the husk” fades like a soft clang) [End]