Rust in My Teeth

[Verse 1]
Cracked mirror in the bathroom
Names carved in the stall
Red X on my own face
Yeah
I did that myself
Dragged claws through the drywall
White dust in my lungs
Every promise tastes like iron
Every morning feels undone
[Chorus]
I got rust in my teeth
From all the words I never spit out
Burned my tongue on belief
Tried to scream
Only ashes came out
If this is all that I keep
Then let the chains wrap tighter around
I got rust in my teeth
And I’m still biting down (biting down)
[Verse 2]
Footprints on the ceiling
Guess I walked on my head
Turned the bedroom to a war zone
Just to feel something again
Stain on the kitchen counter
Shaped almost like a cross
Funny how the holy symbols
Show up most when you feel lost
[Chorus]
I got rust in my teeth
From all the truths I twisted to fit
Burned my tongue on belief
Swallowed glass just to say I could quit
If this is all that I keep
Then let the weight drag me through the ground
I got rust in my teeth
And I’m still biting down (still biting down)
[Bridge]
Who am I
When the mask grows skin?
When the lie
Starts breathing in?
Scratch my name
In the inside of my skull
If I’m gone
Make the echo full (hey!)
[Chorus]
I got rust in my teeth
Every doubt is a metal crown
Burned my tongue on belief
Still I choke every time I back down
If this is all that I keep
Let the curse be the only sound
I got rust in my teeth
And I’m still
Biting down

metal, Explosive modern metalcore with drop-tuned guitars, blast-beat bursts, and snarling male vocals. Verses stay tight and palm-muted with dissonant chords; chorus widens into an anthemic, half-time stomp with gang shouts. Bridge hits a crushing breakdown with choked cymbals, pick scrapes, and layered screams over a sub-heavy low end.