Iron hearts don't break, they bend, They bury it deep, and they pretend. But the rust keeps crawling through the steel, And no one knows how much I feel. I learned to smile with a clenched jaw, Learned to nod and say I'm fine. Every wall I built was a kind of law: Nobody crosses the line. I've stood in fire, I've stood in rain, Never flinched, never made a sound. But the quiet comes and it knows my name, And it follows me around. You said I was a locked-up room With the light left on inside. You begged me to just let you in, But I turned away with my pride. Now the house is cold and the hallway's long, And your coat's still on the chair. I'd trade a thousand years of strong For one more breath of you there. Iron hearts don't break, they bend, They bury it deep, and they pretend. But the rust keeps crawling through the steel, And no one knows how much I feel. Iron hearts don't break, they ache, In the silence, wide awake. Tell me, how long can metal hold Before it learns to let go? I'm tired of being the wall. Tired of being the stone. If you can hear me out there, I don't want to be alone. Iron hearts don't break, they bend, They bury it deep, but I'm done pretending. Let the rust fall off, let the steel run clear, I'm still a man, I'm still right here. Iron hearts don't break, they ache, In the silence, wide awake. Tell me, how long can metal hold Before it learns to let go? Oh... oh... They learn to let go.
