metal breath in static air
machines whisper through the walls
lights flicker but never fall
signals break and recombine
lost inside a fractured line
hold the signal, keep it low
no one here will ever know
voices wrapped in steel and wire
burning slow like hidden fire
shadow systems overlap
echoes fold and never snap
pulse of iron, cold and thin
something moves beneath the skin
fade to static, fade to sound
nothing solid, nothing found
