Abney Park - Beautiful Decline lyrics

Fingers of rust gently intertwine
Lace the seams of sacrifice
In beautiful decline
Catalysis of creations of all
That was mankind
Pull our corruption towards nature
The state that's predefined

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed
All that floats upon the sea
All that hangs in the air
All that sit's in dust
Or dirt eventually ensnared
The gentle touch of time
Will take you unaware
Pulling all creations down, an elegant affair

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed

Pleasant patina pulls apart a
Holy copper shrine
Like gently creeping mossy claws
Scarring all divine
All the things you think you value
Including the gift of life
Slowly, gently fall apart
Until the world is right

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed

Rust forms, bringing it all down
Wood rots, and into the ground
Flesh falls life's decomposed
Then nature's again exposed