Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Rusty iron wrapped around my wrists
Living off the poison in the cold black mist
Chasing down a promise that was built to break
How much more of this pressure can a dead man take?
Digging out a trench in the burning clay
Watching every dream just decay and fade
Pawned off the future for a quick fix high
Staring at the ceiling of a hollowed-out sky!

(Pre-Chorus)
Bite on the bullet, swallow the lead
Counting up the hours that I spent in my head
Dragging the anchor, pulling the weight
Bound to the iron, locked in the fate!

(Chorus)
Chained to the wreckage, down on my knees!
Begging for a mercy that I’m never gonna see!
Driven by the hunger, swallowed by the strain!
Living as a slave to ruin!
Drowning in the rust, bound to the pain!
Living as a slave to ruin!

(Verse 2)
Heavy bass knocking like a battering ram
Forgetting every single thing I thought I am
Syncopated rhythm grinding bone to dust
Trading off the passion for the raw dark lust
System in collapse, total power drain
Running off the current of a shorted-out brain
You sold me the illusion, now I pay the toll
Watching all the ruin take a grip on the soul!

(Pre-Chorus)
Bite on the bullet, swallow the lead
Counting up the hours that I spent in my head
Dragging the anchor, pulling the weight
Bound to the iron, locked in the fate!

(Chorus)
Chained to the wreckage, down on my knees!
Begging for a mercy that I’m never gonna see!
Driven by the hunger, swallowed by the strain!
Living as a slave to ruin!
Drowning in the rust, bound to the pain!
Living as a slave to ruin!

(Breakdown)
(Slow, crushing, heavy syncopated riffing)
Break the link...
Pay the price...
Roll the loaded...
DICE!
SLAVE TO RUIN!

(Bridge)
Built my own prison out of dirt and stone
Crown made of ashes on an empty throne
No way out, no holy crusade
Just the steady rhythm of the wrecking blade!

(Chorus)
Chained to the wreckage, down on my knees!
Begging for a mercy that I’m never gonna see!
Driven by the hunger, swallowed by the strain!
Living as a slave to ruin!
Drowning in the rust, bound to the pain!
Living as a slave to ruin!

(Outro)
Slave to ruin...
Bury the remains.
Nothing left to burn.
Ruin.
Total ruin.