Rust on My Armor

[Verse 1]
He rode in
Banner torn
Blade dull
Names carved
Inside his rusted skull
Every promise
Like a crack in steel
Every kiss
Another lie revealed
[Chorus] (female lead, male backing)
Rust on my armor
Blood on my hands
I built you a kingdom on sinking sand
You swore you were light
Just another disguise
All I find in your eyes
Is despair
Heartbreak
And lies
[Verse 2] (male lead)
You wore white
Over poisoned thorns
Soft voice
Hiding sharpened scorn
You said "stay"
Then you watched me bleed
Turned love
Into a hunting creed
[Chorus] (female lead, male screams under)
Rust on my armor
Blood on my hands
I built you a kingdom on sinking sand
You swore you were light
Just another disguise
All I find in your eyes
Is despair
Heartbreak
And lies
[Bridge] (call & response)
[male] I break the blade on this barren ground
[female] I break the spell of your hollow crown
[male] I curse the dream that kept me blind
[female] I cut the chain one link at a time
[together] If this is love
Let it die tonight (die tonight)
[Chorus] (both)
Rust on my armor
Scars on my chest
I buried our future with all the rest
You swore you were truth
Just another disguise
All I find in your eyes
All I find in your eyes
Is despair
Heartbreak
And lies

metal, Dual-vocal melodic metalcore duet: male screams and gritty cleans contrast with soaring female vocals. Guitars chug in drop tuning with harmonized leads in the chorus, double-kick bursts in verses, and a halftime, tom-heavy bridge that opens into a huge, reverb-drenched final hook. Sub-bass underpins the breakdown; gang shouts and octave guitars lift the last chorus.