[Verse 1] Grease on my fingers, red on the frame Your old blueprints still carry your name You taught me the balance, the bolts, the load How to read every crack in the road You said, “Armor won't make you brave” “Know who you're fighting, know who you save” I learned every lesson, every command But I was never meant to fit your hands [Pre-Chorus] You built a wall and stood your ground I learned to move when walls come down [Chorus] I'm not Ironclad I don't need to be I wear what you built But the choice belongs to me I won't stand where you stood Just to prove that I can You gave me the armor You didn't give me the plan I'm your daughter I'm your student I'm everything you taught But when that helmet closes I'm not Ironclad [Verse 2] Mom knows the sound of hospital doors Knows every scar that the city ignores She counts the screws underneath your skin And jokes that the old suit somehow still wins I saw you limp when you thought I was gone Still tell everybody there's nothing wrong You saved this city again and again But I don't think saving should mean breaking in the end [Pre-Chorus] You taught me every life comes first Maybe that includes ours [Chorus] I'm not Ironclad I don't need to be I wear what you built But the choice belongs to me I won't stand where you stood Just to prove that I can You gave me the armor You didn't give me the plan I'm your daughter I'm your student I'm everything you taught But when that helmet closes I'm not Ironclad [Bridge – quieter] I remember crayons on the workshop wall One big gray robot One red and small You laughed when I said “One day that's mine” You drew the first blueprint Underneath my crooked lines Maybe you knew Before I ever did That I wouldn't stay The little workshop kid [Build] So don't ask me to be fearless You never really were Don't ask me to be careful When I learned that word from her I'll make mistakes I'll take some hits I'll come home bruised sometimes But I'll build something different From the pieces that were mine [Final Chorus] I'm not Ironclad And I'm proud of that Your shadow isn't something I have to outrun or match I'll move when you would hold I'll bend where you would stand I'll save them my own way With the tools inside my hands I'm your daughter I'm your student And I'll carry what you taught But this red machine is mine now And I'm not Ironclad [Outro] Red wheels on the pavement White lines in the night Your hands built the armor Mine decide the fight You gave me somewhere to start Not somewhere I have to stop I'm WREN I'm not Ironclad.
