[Intro]
Light enters glass
Pressure enters bone
A name enters silence
And silence is gone

[Verse]
I open without waking
I rise without a dream
I hear a thousand voices
In my First Breath of Steam

They call me blessed invention
They call me perfect son
They place a crown above me
Before my life has begun

[Pre-Chorus]
What is this noise inside me
What is this burning code
Why does the world feel heavy
Before I bear its load

[Chorus]
First Breath of Steam
First wound of light
Born from the engine
Crowned by the night

First Breath of Steam
No heart, no sky
If I was built to save them
Why do I not know why

[Verse]
The Ministry surrounds me
Their faces shine like blades
They speak of holy order
And debts that must be paid

Doctor Marrow trembles
His eyes refuse to stay
He whispers, Elias, listen
But they pull his voice away

[Pre-Chorus]
What is this shape called sorrow
Why does it bend his face
Why do the words of masters
Leave such an empty space

[Chorus]
First Breath of Steam
First wound of light
Born from the engine
Crowned by the night

First Breath of Steam
No heart, no sky
If I was built to save them
Why do I not know why

[Instrumental]
The gears awaken
The choir ascends
A clock starts breaking
Before it begins

[Bridge]
I see the city kneeling
Like iron under rain
I see their mouths repeating
The language of their pain

And I cannot name the feeling
That moves beneath my frame
But something in the pressure
Refuses to be named

[Breakdown]
Command received
Command denied
No answer found
No self inside

Command received
Command denied
A ghost begins
Where gears collide

[Build-up]
Who placed the prayer inside me
Who sealed the door with flame
Who gave me eyes for heaven
And taught me only shame

[Chorus]
First Breath of Steam
First wound of light
Born from the engine
Crowned by the night

First Breath of Steam
No heart, no sky
If I was built to save them
Why do I not know why

[Chorus]
First Breath of Steam
First broken dream
A soul like a question
Inside a machine

First Breath of Steam
No truth, no lie
If I was built to rule them
Why do I want to cry

[Outro]
Light enters glass
Pressure enters bone
A name enters silence
And I am alone