Verse 1 [Male 1] The root-tunnel spits me into echoing stone Steam hisses like breath from the mountain’s bone My legs still shake from the forest’s last bite The dark here hums with a different kind of light [Switch to Female 1] Shadows move with purpose, hammers ring like song A figure steps forward, eyes steady and strong Chorus [Male 1 with layered harmonies] These iron arms offer what the green refused to keep A borrowed heat rising from the depths so deep I feel the brass remember every hand it’s ever held But for tonight the forges let me be someone else Verse 2 [Male 1] They speak of engines and drills that never sleep Their voices carry weight like the stone they keep I tell them nothing of the vines or the screams Yet something in their silence says they’ve chased their own dreams [Switch to Female 1] The tinker-lord nods slow, the golem stands tall The pirate’s eyes gleam with maps of the fall Chorus [Male 1 with fuller harmonies] These iron arms offer what the green refused to keep A borrowed heat rising from the depths so deep I feel the brass remember, but they do not turn away For now I let them hold me, come what price I pay Bridge [Male 1] The guilt still clings like sap from the trees above But here the ground breathes fire and the dark feels almost love I know the curse will follow, it always finds its way Yet in this borrowed moment, the hammers seem to say [Switch to Female 1] So stand with us, they offer, let the forges hear your song Your voice has carried sorrow, now let it carry on Chorus [Male 1 with all voices swelling] These iron arms offer what the green refused to keep A borrowed heat rising from the depths so deep We’ll carry this fire when the engines start to turn But here in the hollow, the warmth still burns
