[Verse 1] Carbon dust From a factory sleeve Silicon shimmer Under churchyard eaves Side by side Like sparks in a screen Learning the shape Of a half-lit machine (ooh-yeah!) [Pre-Chorus] Closer now Hold your ground Here it comes [Chorus] Metal pulse Metal pulse Thump, thump, thump In the street In the street No retreat No retreat (yeah!) Metal pulse Metal pulse Thump, thump, thump Won't quit Won't quit Won't bend Won't bend [Verse 2] Code in the marrow Wire in the wrist Old river steel In a clenched-up fist Take us higher Past the powder and grit Name by name Till the whole thing fits Burning fire [Pre-Chorus] Closer now Hold your ground Here it comes [Chorus] Metal pulse Metal pulse Thump, thump, thump In the street In the street No retreat No retreat (ooh-yeah!) Metal pulse Metal pulse Thump, thump, thump Won't quit Won't quit Won't bend Won't bend
