CITIZEN OF RUST (Radio Cut)

[VERSE 1] I’m walking through the neon, but I only see the grey Breathing in the smoke of a world that’s locked in decay They’re laughing in the hallways, they’re drinking from the stream But everything I touch here feels like someone else's dream I look into the mirror and I don’t recognize the clothes They’re trying to reshape me into a shape that no one knows But the mold doesn't fit, the fabric’s tearing at the seams I’m a ghost inside a engine built for temporary schemes... [PRE-CHORUS] They love the dark, they love the noise, they claim me as their own But I’m standing in a crowded room completely alone I’m trapped inside the borders but my eyes are on the sky There’s a homing signal ringing, and I cannot tell a lie... [CHORUS] I’m here, but I don’t belong! I’m singing to a rhythm when the words are all wrong! You can keep your kingdoms built of shadows and dust I am just a stranger in this city of rust! Yeah, I don’t belong! [VERSE 2] They told me if I copy them, the ache would finally fade Just bow your head and blend into the circus they have made But there’s a current in my veins that refuses to go blind I cannot love the shackles that the heavy-handed grind Keep me in the fire, but don't let me catch the flame I'm just passing through the wreckage, I am changing up my name. [PRE-CHORUS] They love the dark, they love the noise, they claim me as their own But I’m standing in a crowded room completely alone I’m trapped inside the borders but my eyes are on the sky There’s a homing signal ringing, and I cannot tell a lie... [CHORUS] I’m here, but I don’t belong! I’m singing to a rhythm when the words are all wrong! You can keep your kingdoms built of shadows and dust I am just a stranger in this city of rust! [BRIDGE] Take me home... it's too cold down here. Take me home... I don't breathe this air. Take me home... TAKE ME HOME! I DON’T FIT THIS WEAR! [GUITAR SOLO] [CHORUS] I’m here, but I don’t belong! (I DON'T BELONG!) I’m singing to a rhythm when the words are all wrong! You can keep your kingdoms built of shadows and dust I am just a stranger in this city of rust! [OUTRO] Just a stranger... Walking through the rust... I’m ready for the sky.