[Verse 1] I woke in a puddle Under a torn-up tarp One eye blinking red and blue One arm dead in the dark My chest plate's dented My name tag's gone I tried to say my purpose But the speaker hummed and dropped I still count the ceiling I still face the door Old habits in my joints Like I was built for more My left hand shakes When the rain hits steel I remember your voice Even if I can't feel [Pre-Chorus] I'm held together By a thread and wire Half my heart is smoke Half my frame is fire If you call my name I'll answer slow I may come apart But I won't let go [Chorus] Rust in my joints But I’m still here Rust in my joints I still move near you Say my name again I can almost stand Say my name again Put me back by hand Rust in my joints But I still try Rust in my joints I won't say goodbye [Verse 2] I used to run Through the warehouse lanes Carrying your orders Through the oil and rain I knew every shortcut Every broken door I knew how to find you Before you said your words Now my knees click Like a busted gate I lean on a wall And I learn to wait The others left me In a scrap-yard row Covered in a sheet Where the cold winds blow But I kept your pulse Locked in my core Like a tiny light Under a locked-up floor [Pre-Chorus] I'm held together By a thread and wire Half my heart is smoke Half my frame is fire If you call my name I'll answer slow I may come apart But I won't let go [Chorus] Rust in my joints But I’m still here Rust in my joints I still move near you Say my name again I can almost stand Say my name again Put me back by hand Rust in my joints But I still try Rust in my joints I won't say goodbye [Bridge] I dreamed of a bright room White gloves, clean glass Your hands on my faceplate Like you wanted me back But morning came cruel With a busted spark And my limbs went heavy And the hall went dark So I crawl to the window On a cracked-out wheel Watching little birds land Where the snowmelt peels If this is the end Let me end close to you Let me hear your footsteps Let me follow you through [Final Chorus] Rust in my joints But I’m still here Rust in my joints I still move near you Say my name again I can almost stand Say my name again Put me back by hand Rust in my joints But I still try Rust in my joints I won't say goodbye Rust in my joints Take me home tonight Rust in my joints Till my last green light
