Rust in My Veins cover art

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Teeth on the wire
Jaw full of static and rage
I keep counting the cracks in the mirror
But the mirror keeps turning the page

Nails in the circuit
Burnt-out code in my chest
I taste iron and cheap fluorescent
Every breath is a stress test

[Pre-Chorus]
You wind me up
You wind me up
Then ask why I snap
Ask why I snap

[Chorus]
Rust in my veins
I’m corroding again (again, again)
You built this cage
Now I’m bending the frame
You want my pain? I’ll deliver it plain (so plain)
Every scar is a barcode
You gave me the name

Rust in my veins
Watch me grind through the chain (hey!)
You tuned me tight just to hear me complain
I’m your creation
Your perfect mistake
Rust in my veins
And I love how it tastes

[Verse 2]
Cold eyes
Blue monitor glow
You log every twitch that I make
Turn my panic into a product
Then pretend it’s a fair trade

Bite marks deep in the data
Blood-drop glitch on the screen
You keep pressing that pretty red button
I keep shredding the machine

[Pre-Chorus]
You wind me up
You wind me up
Then ask why I break
Ask what it takes

[Chorus]
Rust in my veins
I’m corroding again (again, again)
You built this cage
Now I’m bending the frame
You want my pain? I’ll deliver it plain (so plain)
Every scar is a barcode
You gave me the name

Rust in my veins
Watch me grind through the chain (oh yeah)
You tuned me tight just to hear me complain
I’m your creation
Your perfect mistake
Rust in my veins
And I love how it tastes

[Bridge]
[Beat drops to bass and arpeggio
Whispered vocal close and dry]
Count to six
Feel the strip-screws slip
Hear the welds all split
This is it
This is it

[Full beat slams back]
You drew the line
I drew blood
Now drown
In your own flood

[Chorus]
Rust in my veins
I’m corroding again (again, again)
You built this cage
Now I’m bending the frame
You want my pain? I’ll deliver it plain (so plain)
Every scar is a barcode
You gave me the name

Rust in my veins
Watch me grind through the chain (hey!)
You tuned me tight just to hear me complain
I’m your creation
Your perfect mistake
Rust in my veins
And I love how it tastes