Intro
Garage light flicker, three in the morning
Same five shadows, engine still warming
Rust on the chain but the bond never rotted
We built this from scraps that the world had forgotten
Verse
Six years deep in this workshop, grease under my nails
Cipher on the torque wrench, Vex reading the gauge trails
Same block, same corner, same busted-up gate
We patched every leak with the loyalty we made
Ain't no fair-weather riders, we the all-weather crew
Cold nights, hot days, still we're welding it through
My brother pawned his watch just to keep the lights running
Never asked for it back, that's the math of the coming
Vex kept the books straight when the whole thing was sinking
Counted every dollar twice, never once was she blinking
We been broke, we been flush, still the circle unbroken
Every gear got a story that ain't never spoken
They said rust don't polish, said the engine was done
But we sanded down the doubt till the metal turned to sun
Now the block hums different, the whole street can hear it
Rusted gears revival, and we the ones who steer it
Chorus
Rusted gears, rusted gears, we still turn
Oil in the blood, that's the loyalty we earn
Ain't no chain gon' break what the crew built
Rusted gears revival, that's the code we live
Verse
Vex on the mic now, same garage, different verses
I remember busted knuckles, empty pockets, empty purses
Cipher taught me patience when the engine wouldn't start
Said the loudest part of loyalty is the quiet part
We buried one homie, kept his wrench on the shelf
Every spin of the flywheel, I swear I feel him himself
Twelve of us started, now it's five who remain
But the five that's left carry the weight of the chain
Bent frame, cracked mirror, still we ride in formation
No GPS needed, we run on obligation
Cousin tried to flip us, got cut like a bad wire
Loyalty ain't a favor, it's the price of the fire
We ain't chasing shine, we chasing what's eternal
Every scar on this engine writes a page in the journal
So when they ask how we lasted through the rust and the rain
Tell 'em the gears kept turning 'cause we kept the same name
Chorus
Rusted gears, rusted gears, we still turn
Oil in the blood, that's the loyalty we earn
Ain't no chain gon' break what the crew built
Rusted gears revival, that's the code we live
Bridge
Every gear got a partner, none of us spin alone
Every scratch on the metal is a name that we've known
We ain't perfect machines, we just refuse to quit
Rusted don't mean broken, it just means we been through it
Outro
Garage light off now, engine still glowing
Same five shadows, still the same current flowing
Rust on the chain but the bond never rotted
This the crew that the world couldn't stop from being started
