Blade of the Machine

Metal weeps, shadows creep, heartbeat skips in the dark

Laughs echo deep, in my soul, a permanent mark

Work's relentless, endless grind, 24/7 on the line

Steel within, a dormant spine, losing myself in time

Clutching knife, blood’s design, a dance I can’t undo

Fear the blade in my grasp, more than the mirror’s view

Deformed heart, torn apart, echoing in the night

Silent scream, broken dream, fighting my own fight

Workin’ like a machine, heart bleeding unseen

Fear the dance of the iron, more than what’s been

In my hand, a bloodstained blade, shadows intertwined

Falling into darkness, where I can’t find a line

Stuck in a nightmare, no end in sight

Blood and fear, my only light

Dance of the dagger, paralyzing fright

Lost in a battle, wrong versus right

Metal weeps, shadows creep, I surrender my soul

Work and fear, forever near, no way to be whole