Kings of Rust and Ruin
Melodic Heavy Metal, Hard Rock. Defiant, anthemic, blue-collar pride. Driving mid-tempo riff, gang vocals in the chorus, soaring lead vocals.
Kings of Rust and Ruin
Melodic Heavy Metal, Hard Rock. Defiant, anthemic, blue-collar pride. Driving mid-tempo riff, gang vocals in the chorus, soaring lead vocals.
Lyrics
Intro
Verse 1
The whistle's blown its last,the gates are chained and sealed
The mighty wheels are frozen,that the sweat of men once turned
They posted up the notice,said "Progress has a cost"
Then they sold the heart we built upon,and left it there to rust
Pre-Chorus
But the fire's in our blood,not in some furnace flame
You can shut the whole damn factory down,but you can't kill the name!
Chorus
WE ARE THE KINGS OF RUST AND RUIN!
THE FORGOTTEN AND THE TRUE!
OUR HANDS MAY BE EMPTY NOW,
BUT OUR HEARTS ARE FORGED IN STEEL FOR YOU!
YOU CAN TAKE THE SMOKESTACKS,
TAKE THE PAY YOU NEVER PAID!
BUT YOU'LL NEVER,EVER TAKE THE PRIDE WE MADE!
THE KINGS OF RUST AND RUIN!
Verse 2
We meet down at the pub now,where the memories are strong
We talk about the victories,and how we stood as one
The grease is washed from fingernails,the callouses are soft
But the anger and the honor are the things we never lost
Pre-Chorus
'Cause the fire's in our blood,a legacy of pride
You can shut the whole damn kingdom down,but you can't make us hide!
Chorus
WE ARE THE KINGS OF RUST AND RUIN!
THE FORGOTTEN AND THE TRUE!
OUR HANDS MAY BE EMPTY NOW,
BUT OUR HEARTS ARE FORGED IN STEEL FOR YOU!
YOU CAN TAKE THE SMOKESTACKS,
TAKE THE PAY YOU NEVER PAID!
BUT YOU'LL NEVER,EVER TAKE THE PRIDE WE MADE!
THE KINGS OF RUST AND RUIN!
Bridge
They think that we are relics,a dying, ancient breed
But the work we did built empires from a simple,honest seed
This rust is just a badge now,this ruin is our throne
The greatest thing we ever built was the respect we've known!
Guitar Solo
Final Chorus
WE ARE THE KINGS OF RUST AND RUIN!
THE FORGOTTEN AND THE TRUE!
OUR HANDS MAY BE EMPTY NOW,
BUT OUR HEARTS ARE FORGED IN STEEL FOR YOU!
YOU CAN TAKE THE SMOKESTACKS,
TAKE THE PAY YOU NEVER PAID!
BUT YOU'LL NEVER,EVER TAKE THE PRIDE WE MADE!
THE KINGS!THE KINGS OF RUST AND RUIN!
Outro
...Long live the kings!