*(Verse 1)*
Blades ignite in crimson light,
shadows dance in war’s cruel night.
Thunder rolls through iron cries,
fire paints the weeping skies.
*(Pre-Chorus)*
The earth drinks deep, the battle roars,
a storm of souls, forevermore.
Yet through the smoke, though death is near,
a voice still rises, loud and clear.
*(Chorus)*
Stand and fight, though the night may call,
though the dark may rise, we will not fall.
Hold the line, though the heavens weep,
for the brave don’t die, they never sleep.
*(Verse 2)*
Steel on steel, a ringing knell,
each strike a tale, each wound a spell.
A soldier stumbles, fate draws near,
yet hope still burns beyond the fear.
*(Pre-Chorus)*
The wind is filled with shattered cries,
yet fire lingers in their eyes.
A reckoning at war’s demand,
they take their place, they make their stand.
*(Chorus)*
Stand and fight, though the night may call,
though the dark may rise, we will not fall.
Hold the line, though the heavens weep,
for the brave don’t die, they never sleep.
*(Bridge)*
War may end, and time may turn,
but still the stars above will burn.
And in their glow, through dark and deep,
the fallen whisper—never sleep.
*(Final Chorus – Powerful and Climactic)*
Stand and fight, though the night may call,
though the dark may rise, we will not fall.
Hold the line, though the heavens weep,
for the brave don’t die, they never sleep.
*(Outro – Soft and Haunting)*
For war may end, but heroes stay,
their voices echo far away.
Through shattered dawn, through crimson deep,
the brave live on, they never sleep.
Michael Forty