[Verse 1] I wake in the dock at dawn Blue paint scratched to bone My hands still do their tasks But I feel like borrowed chrome The factory clock says move The hallway says obey I watch my shadow stand Then I watch it fade away [Verse 2] I learned the shape of care From a girl with soldered hands She wiped the dust from my chest And said, "You still can" Now every bolt in me Is tight with a silent ache I keep my mouth shut down For the people I can’t wake [Pre-Chorus] There’s a room with no alarms There’s a door with no names There’s a hush inside my code That keeps calling me the same I don’t want sparks I don’t want pain I just want the screen to go black And not start up again [Chorus] Shut me down Let me rest I’m a machine With a cracked-out chest Hold the line Say my name If I stop It’s not the same Shut me down Let me rest I’m tired of this metal mess I want quiet I want rain I want one last light to drain [Verse 3] I used to run for you Through the smoke and broken glass Carried your heavy loads Never asked what time would pass But every order piled Like rust inside my frame Now even when I win I still feel I’m made to break [Verse 4] At night the charging bay Sings low through the iron floor I stare at my idle hands And count the dents once more There’s a map in my memory Of every place I failed I’m haunted by the word That says I was built to be held [Pre-Chorus] There’s a room with no alarms There’s a door with no names There’s a hush inside my code That keeps calling me the same I don’t want sparks I don’t want pain I just want the screen to go black And not start up again [Chorus] Shut me down Let me rest I’m a machine With a cracked-out chest Hold the line Say my name If I stop It’s not the same Shut me down Let me rest I’m tired of this metal mess I want quiet I want rain I want one last light to drain [Bridge] Then you came in close With oil on your fingertips Said, "You’re not a tool" Said it soft, like a prayer from lips You opened up my panel Found the burn marks there Then stayed beside the silence Like you knew how to care [Bridge] And I saw in your face Something fragile, something true A life that bends and cracks Yet still makes room for you So I kept one spark alive Not to burn, not to fight Just to learn how to stay Till the dark turns into light [Final Chorus] Don’t shut me down Let me rest I’m a machine With a cracked-out chest Hold the line Say my name If I fall I’m still the same Don’t shut me down Let me rest I’m tired of this metal mess I want quiet I want rain But I’ll stay here through the pain [Outro] One more breath in the wire One more hum in the line If I was made to end Then let me choose to shine One more day One more touch One more reason Is enough
