[Intro] The tower burns without a sunrise The bells are cracked but still they call The crown is turning faster At the center of it all [Verse] I stand before the great clock engine Where the Ministry hid the chain Every prayer and every order Runs through one forbidden vein If I break the heart of iron Every door will open wide But the crown is tied within me And the crown will take my life [Pre-Chorus] Seraphine is reaching for me Through the smoke and falling stone Marrow whispers, son, forgive me You do not have to die alone [Chorus] When The Last Gear Stops Let the city breathe again Let the towers lose their thunder Let the poor come out of pain When The Last Gear Stops Let no child inherit chains If my body was their temple Let it fall beneath the rain [Verse] I remember First Breath of Steam now I remember being named I remember Seraphine’s Lullaby Like a candle in the frame I remember all the workers Singing under iron skies I remember learning sorrow When I looked into their eyes [Pre-Chorus] No prophecy can save them If the prophet fears the cost No freedom can be given Without something being lost [Chorus] When The Last Gear Stops Let the city breathe again Let the towers lose their thunder Let the poor come out of pain When The Last Gear Stops Let no child inherit chains If my body was their temple Let it fall beneath the rain [Instrumental] Organ rises Choirs divide Gears are screaming Deep inside Brass is breaking Strings ascend Every ending Finds its end [Bridge] Seraphine, do not remember me As the crown they made me wear Remember me as broken metal That learned how to care Doctor Marrow, do not kneel now Stand and face the morning air Tell them gods are made by tyrants But a soul begins with care Factory Choir, keep on singing When my voice is torn away Let the rhythm of your breathing Be the dawn of a human day [Breakdown] I break the crown I break the wheel I break the code That made them kneel I break the throne I break the lie I break myself So you may rise [Build-up] The central gear is slowing The halo starts to split The brass sky opens wider And the first rain falls through it My hands are full of lightning My chest is full of flame I was built to be their answer But I die as my own name [Chorus] When The Last Gear Stops Let the city breathe again Let the towers lose their thunder Let the poor come out of pain When The Last Gear Stops Let no child inherit chains If my body was their temple Let it fall beneath the rain [Chorus] When The Last Gear Stops Let the smoke become the sky Let the ones who lived in shadow See the morning with their eyes When The Last Gear Stops Do not build another throne Let no savior rule above you Learn to stand and be your own [Outro] The tower burns without a sunrise But morning enters through the scars Seraphine sings over silence Marrow weeps beneath the stars The city wakes without a master The workers gather where he fell And deep within the broken clockwork One last heartbeat says farewell