Five Percent

[Chorus] Five percent on my screen Frayed edges, a worn-out scene Another night, a silent plea Just the steel and lonely me [Verse] Four AM, the city sleeps I crack the lid, the dark it seeps Down the ladder, cold and deep Where the iron giants weep My headlamp beam, a shaky friend Casting shadows without end On rusted tracks, I must attend Before the waking world will send [Pre-Chorus] A faded ticket, trod and torn Whispers of a journey born Beneath the grime, a station's name Lost within this endless game [Chorus] Five percent on my screen Frayed edges, a worn-out scene Another night, a silent plea Just the steel and lonely me [Verse] The wrench connects, a hollow clang A lonely echo, where it sprang From metal lips, a song it sang Of tireless work, the hours hang Across the tracks, a flicker caught A stray cat's gaze, a silent thought It watches me, its vigil brought To this domain, by darkness wrought [Pre-Chorus] A faded ticket, trod and torn Whispers of a journey born Beneath the grime, a station's name Lost within this endless game [Chorus] Five percent on my screen Frayed edges, a worn-out scene Another night, a silent plea Just the steel and lonely me [Bridge] This metal heart, it beats so slow Through empty tunnels, I must go Each bolt, each rail, a story told In dust and darkness, brave and bold No passengers, no hurried feet Just the echo of my heartbeat [Verse] I trace the lines, the lines that bind This underground, one of a kind My gloves are worn, a thread unbound Lost in the silence, not a sound Except the hum, the distant drone Of a world I’ve never known Beyond this place, I stand alone Upon this throne of steel and stone [Chorus] Five percent on my screen Frayed edges, a worn-out scene Another night, a silent plea Just the steel and lonely me [Outro]