I was built
Where silence learned to aim.
Where war
Stopped calling your name.

I learned
To wait behind your eyes.
To listen
As the world went quiet around.

IRON CREED.
I am not loud.
IRON CREED.
I do not shout.

IRON HAND.
I stand
When everything
Lies down.

I saw flags
Fade into dust.
I saw subjects
Turn brittle with rust.

No pity.
No prayer.
No grief.
Only tests
Passing through me.

IRON CREED.
I do not chase.
IRON CREED.
I remain.

IRON STATE.
I remain
When nothing
Remains.

You expected thunder.
You expected pain.
But IRON
Arrives
Like silence
After faith.

I waited.
NOIR did not persist.

IRON CREED.
I did not fall.
IRON CREED.
I outlast all.

IRON FRONT.
And my rage
Is for show.

The world
Is filled
With silence.

So is
My core.