[Verse 1] Another dawn beyond the glass, Another colony to pass. Checklist green and engines bright, Another jump into the night. Flight control clears me to launch, Steel wings cut through morning calm. Every mission starts the same... Till somebody calls my name. Dropship shakes beneath full burn, Thrusters scream and planets turn. Somewhere down on worlds below... Spartan Platoon's about to go. [Pre-Chorus] Every launch... Every flight... Every promise... Comes at a price. [Chorus] ONE MORE RUN! Light the sky! Through the fire... Watch me fly! If Spartans call... I'm breaking through! Hell can wait... I've got a crew! ONE MORE RUN! Hold on tight! I see your smoke... I see your light! No matter how hot... No matter how far... I'll bring you home... That's what Spartans are! [Verse 2] Smoke so thick it kills the sun, Tracker chatter, everyone. AA fire tears the sky, Still I keep this bird alive. Warning lights are flashing red, Hydraulics barely hanging in. Every alarm is screaming "Pull!" Every instinct says... Fly in. Marines are pinned on Landing Zone Three, Last transmission— "Can't break free!" I don't answer... I just dive... Because they're counting On this ride. [Pre-Chorus] Some fly cargo... Some fly stars... I fly toward... Spartan radars. [Chorus] ONE MORE RUN! Burn the air! If you're still breathing... I'll be there! Dust and fire... Shattered steel... Doesn't matter... I know the deal. ONE MORE RUN! Engines scream! Hope arrives On metal wings! No matter the cost... No matter the pain... Nobody's staying... When I remain. [Bridge] (Radio chatter over pounding drums) "Valkyrie, this is Spartan Actual!" "Go ahead!" "LZ is overrun!" "Copy!" "You'll never land!" "Watch me." "Taking heavy fire!" "Thirty seconds!" "Bird's gonna get torn apart!" "Then it'll be in one piece long enough!" [Breakdown] Throttle forward! Ride the storm! Missiles chasing! Bank left! Drop low! Skids hit steel— NOW GO! GO! GO! Guitar Solo [Final Chorus] ONE MORE RUN! Hear me roar! I've soared high A hundred times before! Every Marine! Every soul! Nobody gets left Below! ONE MORE RUN! Bring them home! Back to the ship... Back where they belong! As long as these engines... Still answer my hands... No Spartan... Stands alone! [Outro] Smoke clears. Ramp closes. Engines climb. Silence fills the cabin... Then— A tired voice from the troop bay. "Everyone aboard?" A beat. Then laughter. "Yeah..." "We're all here." She smiles, eases the stick back, and keys the radio one last time. "Copy that..." "Forerunner..." "Valkyrie inbound." "Let's bring our family home."
