Prompt:

[Verse 1] Chalk lines On the factory floor Clock hands Like a loaded war You say “This is how it’s done” I feel Every nerve come undone Rust stains On the wedding ring Cold breath In the meeting ring Your words Like a cutting wire I choke On the choir of liars [Chorus] I’m caught in a fractured spiral Staring at a blank black sky You call it faith, I call it trial You call it truth, I call it lies If there’s a god in this machine It only learns from what we hide I’m caught in a fractured spiral You call it fate, I call it tied [Verse 2] Badge swipe At the metal gate Tired eyes On the interest rate You smile Like a mask of chrome I drown In the debts you own White screen Like a sterile sun Red tape On a loaded gun You pray To the bottom line I break On the dotted line [Chorus] I’m caught in a fractured spiral Staring at a blank black sky You call it faith, I call it trial You call it truth, I call it lies If there’s a god in this machine It only learns from what we hide I’m caught in a fractured spiral You call it fate, I call it tied [Bridge] [Beat drops to sparse, distorted bass and vocal] Hands up To the halogen glow (hey!) Knees down But I won’t stay low You say “trust” Like a sharpened blade I bleed Through the plans you made [Chorus] I’m caught in a fractured spiral Staring at a blank black sky You call it faith, I call it trial You call it truth, I call it lies If there’s a god in this machine It only learns from what we hide I’m caught in a fractured spiral You call it fate, I call it tied