[Intro] On the edge of a rusted world Where the iron leaves are curled I walk across the fading crust Breathing in the ancient dust [Verse 1] The copper rivers barely flow Through the gears of long ago Every shadow made of steel Hides a wound that cannot heal I whisper to the hollow breeze Through the metallic, broken trees And my soul, untouched and cold Waits for the machinery to unfold [Pre-Chorus] I feel the engines start to grind The heavy heart we left behind Something wakes beneath the ore Louder than it was before [Chorus] Welcome to the Planet of Rust Where our memories turn to dust Even as the iron cries We will stand and we will rise Welcome to the rusted core We are stronger than before Through the gears and through the pain I will break the metal chain [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Underneath a sky of gray I watch the copper melt away Like a phantom in the wire I will become the final fire My heavy wounds have found a voice They sing within the mechanical noise And the lightning in my blood Washes away the crimson mud [Pre-Chorus] If the structures fall apart I will keep my beating heart Even at the edge of time I will hear the final chime [Chorus] Welcome to the Planet of Rust Where our memories turn to dust Even as the iron cries We will stand and we will rise Welcome to the rusted core We are stronger than before Through the gears and through the pain I will break the metal chain [Bridge] In the rust I find my way Through the ash And through the gray In the forge I am reborn Sharper than The iron thorn [Final Chorus] Welcome to the Planet of Rust Where our memories turn to dust From the ruins and the debris I will set the echoes free Welcome to the final day Watch the metal fade away And if one last word remains It’s the breaking of the chains [Outro]
