Iron in My Blood

Lyrics

[Intro]
Cold on the breath, the sky’s still iron-gray,
A single fiddle crying where the night won’t give way.

[Verse 1]
Boots by the door, salt in the seams,
Knuckles like gravel, split lines where I bleed.
Nails black with winter, stiff bones creak,
I shoulder the morning before the sun can speak.
Smoke from my tea draws hooks in the air,
I lace up the ache, button down the wear.
Hammer’s in my fist like a promise I owe,
Road runs out long where the north winds blow.

[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the far drums thudding in my ribs,
Every step a pact my body keeps.
Stone looks cold until it answers back,
I set my jaw — let the day push, I’ll push back.

[Chorus]
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
Frost bites hard, but the fire in my chest won’t die.
These calloused hands write my name in sparks on stone.
I won’t lay down the hammer, not while I’m breathing smoke.
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
I don’t break — I bend and rise.

[Drop]
[Instrumental Break — Violin leads a fierce, minor-mode melody over growling halftime bass and war drums; electric guitar swells beneath, strings surge and fall like breath.]

[Verse 2]
Sweat on the iron turns rust into mud,
Shirt sticks heavy, back fights the load.
Rain finds the cracks I thought I had sealed,
Spine hums a warning, I square to the field.
Lunch was a crust and the heat of my hands,
Clock’s a blunt blade that never quite lands.
Quitting walks past me in a borrowed coat,
I see its grin, and tighten my throat.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I don’t ask the mountain to crouch — I widen my stance,
Count off the hits till the steel learns my dance.
Every scar a mile mark burned into skin,
I lean through the wind and I lean again.

[Chorus 2]
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
Storms press down, but my bones keep the older time.
These calloused hands ring thunder out of stone.
I won’t drop this hammer — the day won’t own my soul.
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
I don’t break — I bend and rise.

[Drop 2]
[Instrumental Break — Solo violin screams and soars over deeper growls and taiko hits; low brass and guitars widen the horizon, halftime drums hit like heartbeats.]

[Bridge]
If I lay it down, who am I in the quiet?
A name without a mark, a road without a tire.
So I speak to the weight like it’s kin, not a curse,
“Stay,” I say, “and I’ll carry you first.”
A single string sings back through the bone,
I am not alone — the steel makes a home.

[Chant Break]
Iron in my blood — HEY!
Hammer in my hand — HEY!
Cold on the dawn — HEY!
Fire where I stand — HEY!
Bend, don’t break — HEY!
Rise, don’t fall — HEY!
Name in the stone — HEY!
Answer the call — HEY!

[Final Chorus]
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
Let the night lean heavy — I’ll shoulder the weight and time.
These calloused hands pull daylight out of stone.
I won’t lay down the hammer; this road is mine to own.
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
When the cold says “kneel,” I grip and I realign.
I’ve got iron in my blood, I don’t break — I bend and rise.
I don’t break — I bend and rise. I bend and rise.

[Outro]
Bow on the string, breath ghosts in the light,
Hammer warm in my palm — I bend, and rise into night.