Rust & Rosemary [1]

[Verse 1] In Grandma's garden by the rusty gates Where factory shadows used to congregate Her weathered hands, they work the soil with care While memories of shift bells fill the air Rosemary pushing through the broken ground Where workers' boots no longer make a sound [Chorus] Rust and rosemary, side by side Stories blooming where the dreams have died She plants her hope in northern factory nights While nature claims what time left behind [Verse 2] Empty windows stare across the street Where herbs now grow through cracks in concrete Her stories flow like rivers in the rain Of better days that won't come back again But in her garden, something wild survives Like working hands that won't be gentrified [Chorus] Rust and rosemary, side by side Stories blooming where the dreams have died She plants her hope in northern factory nights While nature claims what time left behind [Bridge] Her fingers, stained with earth and time Teaching me to read these signs Of life that breaks through bitter ends Where broken steel begins to bend [Verse 3] Now every spring when rosemary grows tall Against the shadow of that crumbling wall I see her strength in every stubborn leaf That dares to dance above the fallen steel Some say this place has lost its beating heart But in her garden, that's just where it starts [Chorus] Rust and rosemary, side by side Stories blooming where the dreams have died She plants her hope in northern factory nights While nature claims what time left behind [Outro] In Grandma's garden, time stands still Where healing grows against God's will Through concrete cracks and factory rust Life finds a way, 'cause life it must