The Rust Remains

[Intro]
[Verse]
The concrete's cold
Beneath my heavy boots tonight
The empty bay is drowning
Out every flicker of the light
I locked the iron gate
And threw away the silver key
But this old engine ghost
Is still following me
Ten years of iron grit
And the smell of heavy gears
Just washed away by rain
And all these city fears
[Pre-Chorus]
The highway's slick and black
Past the Exit Forty-Nine
I'm never looking back
Across that horizon line
My hands are clean and soft
But my soul is turning dark
I’m just a dying flame
Looking for a spark
[Chorus]
I traded grease for neon glow
Losing grip on the man I know
Give me the grit
And the rusted steel
Something heavy I can feel
This big break is a hollow bone
Just a stranger in a suit alone
Yeah the rust remains
It's running through my veins
[Post-Chorus]
It’s in the oil
It’s in the soil
The rust remains
Inside my veins
[Verse]
I kept a thirteen wrench
Hidden in my leather bag
A jagged piece of home
Like a dirty victory flag
The high-rise glass is cold
Staring at my tired face
I’m just a broken motor
In the wrong damn place
I miss the midday heat
And the brothers on the floor
Now I’m just a shadow
Walking through a revolving door
[Pre-Chorus]
The highway's slick and black
Past the Exit Forty-Nine
I'm never looking back
Across that horizon line
My hands are clean and soft
But my soul is turning dark
I’m just a dying flame
Looking for a spark
[Chorus]
I traded grease for neon glow
Losing grip on the man I know
Give me the grit
And the rusted steel
Something heavy I can feel
This big break is a hollow bone
Just a stranger in a suit alone
Yeah the rust remains
It's running through my veins
[Bridge]
Is it worth the price?
Living on this thin ice?
I miss the heavy smoke
Before the spirit broke
The city screams so loud
In this plastic crowd
But it doesn't speak to me
It won't let me be
[Solo]
[Verse]
I look at these palms
They’re empty and white
I’d give it all up
For one dirty night
Back in the shop
Where the hammers fall
Instead of climbing up
This glass and concrete wall
[Chorus]
I traded grease for neon glow
Losing grip on the man I know
Give me the grit
And the rusted steel
Something heavy I can feel
This big break is a hollow bone
Just a stranger in a suit alone
Yeah the rust remains
It's running through my veins
[Post-Chorus]
It’s in the oil
It’s in the soil
The rust remains
Inside my veins
[Outro]