Rust in the marrow Rot in the chain The echo is hollow But the fracture remains Iron hands carve the flesh of time Grinding gears through the spine of the mind Gnashing walls breathe and bleed Swallow whole what you thought you’d need Spiral backwards into bone Where silence sharpens every stone In the chamber, blind and bound You’ll find the sound that drags you down ⸻ Teeth on the wheel — it turns, it breaks Grinds your name until it flakes Blood in the gears — it burns, it aches Crowned in silence, awake, awake! Echoes shiver through the rusted vein Pulse convulses in a cage of chains Shadow sermons in a tongue of fire Lick the wound until it climbs you higher Steel jaw gnaws where reason dies Open wide, where the fracture hides Chew the oath until it splits Truth is teeth and nothing fits ⸻ Crawl inside the mouth of stone Calcify, petrify, grind to bone You are the echo, you are the stain Feed the mouth that knows your name Jaw unhinged, the chamber screams Every fracture births a dream Grinding slow, devouring fast Nothing given was built to last ⸻ Teeth on the wheel — it turns, it breaks Grinds your name until it flakes Blood in the gears — it burns, it aches Crowned in silence, awake, awake! ⸻ Teeth are the truth Teeth are the truth Tear it away, tear it away…
