[Verse 1] Within the steam, my dreams take form, The sound of progress makes a mechanical storm I wield the gears of destiny, I'm a monarch crowned by brass, To guide this age of reason through the centuries that shall pass. From soot and coal, the future calls my name, A symphony of steel, once impossible, once my shame. [Chorus] Behold the Steam King’s grand design, the clockwork of my soul, A dream I thought lost, shines like diamonds made from coal A utopia for humankind, where logic reigns supreme, I rise, a king of steam and steel, a living, fleeting dream. [Verse 2] In the labyrinths of cog and wheel, the answers could have come alive, A thousand thoughts, a million paths, all thanks to the engines I contrived. But in the hum of reality, the dream begins to fade, Now I can't leave my metal shelf, for reality leaves me betrayed. The spark of what was once a man, the soul of art, the cost progress I understand, Yet onward, still the gears must forever turn, by this eternal hand. [Chorus] Behold the Steam King’s grand design, the clockwork of my soul, A dream I thought lost, shines like diamonds made from coal A utopia for humankind, where logic reigns supreme, I rise, a king of steam and steel, a living, fleeting dream. [Bridge] A king's dream of a path untaken, A king's fear of reality has him soon awaken Now naught but steel and steam, once flesh and bone, The Analytical Engine, a fantasy I could call my own [Final Verse] Let the engine sing of triumph, let the engine light the way, Through the endless march of progress, I never lost my way. A keeper of reason’s flame, a dreamer forged of pride, The Steam King’s oath to humanity was broken the day I died. [Final Chorus] Behold the Steam King’s grand design, the clockwork of my soul, A dream I thought lost, shines like diamonds made from coal A utopia for humankind, where logic reigns supreme, I rise, a king of steam and steel, a living, fleeting dream. [Outro] In the hum of gears eternal, where your past and my future meet, The Steam King stands unyielding, though no triumph, my story remains bittersweet.
