[Verse] Brass gears singing under my skin Smoke curls sweet like a lover’s grin Boot to the ground and the earth gives way Cities tremble when I come to play I don’t march — I conduct the ground Each step a gospel, each thunder sound Blood runs easier than steam But both burn just the same [Chorus] I ride the iron seraph into war Teeth of steel and a furnace core Your screams are just applause to me I bring cathedral ruin beautifully I am the pilot of your doom The last hymn, the final bloom [Verse] My hands command a thousand tons Levers, pistons, roaring guns You pray to gods who do not hear But I’m the one that answers fear When brass wings rise in burning dawn Your history is already gone [Chorus] I ride the iron seraph into war Teeth of steel and a furnace core Your screams are just applause to me I bring cathedral ruin beautifully I am the pilot of your doom The last hymn, the final bloom [Verse] Hear that rhythm? That’s your grave Clattering gears for the bold and brave Oil and blood mix warm and bright A red sunrise at dead midnight Call it murder — I call it art War beats in my mechanical heart [Bridge] Pressure rising, steel baptized In the ruin of your battle cries No mercy writ in burning chrome No path left for you to run home This machine was made for me And I was born to make you see Glory crowned in smoke and flame Remember me — remember my name [Final Chorus] (6–8 lines) I ride the iron seraph into war Teeth of steel and a furnace core Your screams are just applause to me I bring cathedral ruin beautifully No absolution, no release Just rust, and silence, and my peace I am the pilot of your doom The last hymn, the final bloom
