[Verse 1 – Whispered, fragile, broken] I used to dream in color… now I dream in static. The world cracked slowly — wasn’t even dramatic. Paint peeled off like dying skin, The air tastes like metal, ash, and sin. I talk to ghosts in my own reflection, They tell me rot is just protection. From caring. From breaking. From breathing too deep. I built this ruin so I could sleep. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Tension, barely holding on] I tried to bloom in poisoned dirt Fed on lies ‘til my stomach hurt There’s no sky left — just satellite rain And all this rust inside my brain… ⸻ [Chorus – Explosive, mournful] Rust and ruin — is this all I’ve become? Marching through fire with a severed tongue I prayed for hope — all I got was static This ain’t decay — it’s something manic Rust and ruin — nothing left to feel The scars are the only thing that’s real ⸻ [Verse 2 – Spoken, rising madness] Streetlights flicker like they’re scared to glow Billboards scream but nobody knows We sold the sky, we bled the land Then wiped our hands and made a brand You ask what broke me? Nothing loud. Nothing sharp. Just the slow unraveling Of a world with no heart. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – (More cracked, emotional)] I tried to stand in crumbling soil But my spine is made of rusted coil The mirror tells me I’m still here But I can’t trust what I see in fear ⸻ [Chorus – Repeat, layered vocals] Rust and ruin — is this all I’ve become? Marching through fire with a severed tongue I prayed for hope — all I got was static This ain’t decay — it’s something manic Rust and ruin — nothing left to feel The scars are the only thing that’s real ⸻ [Bridge – Desperate, almost breaking into tears] Is this what survival looks like now? A shell? A script? A goddamn letdown? Tell me this—before I’m done: Did we ever have a sun? ⸻ [Final Chorus – Screamed, collapsing] RUST AND RUIN — THAT’S ALL I BLEED A world gone blind, and I still see WHAT GOOD IS HOPE IF IT JUST LIES?! WE’RE BORN IN ASH AND TAUGHT TO DIE Rust and ruin — now sing along… To the sound of a world gone wrong. ⸻ [Outro – Distant echo, like a warning siren] Rust and ruin… rust and ruin… rust and ruin…

Rust and Ruin