The Gears Grind On

[Intro] The gears grind on in a ceaseless hum A clockwork life moves, then numbs Each step a debt, each breath a lease A cage of comfort, bought with peace [Verse] The gears grind on in a ceaseless hum A clockwork life, towards the final sum We spin the wheel, a hollow sound Upon this unforgiving ground [Chorus] The gears still turn, they grind your name The hours burn, it’s all the same We wear the weight, we pay the cost We keep the clock, and still we’re lost [Long Guitar Solo] [Verse] The maze of plenty, sharp with dread A thousand futures, long since dead We count the days in a morbid beat For a taste of the bitter sweet [Verse] We rage against the gilded bars Or gaze upon the stolen stars This final truth we clutch and hold: Your freedom is bought and sold [Bridge] Grind the teeth, break the frame Strip the flesh from the machine’s name Every gear a chain we wear Every hum hides despair [Chorus] Under iron skies, the cold winds crawl The ticking hands will take it all They move on, their chains still bind Until the hum consumes your mind [Clean Guitar Solo] [Outro Hook] (This final truth we clutch and hold) Your freedom is bought and sold Your freedom is bought and sold [Fade Out to End]