02 - Dwarf Knights of Print

[Intro — drums like bootsteps, swords unsheathing sound FX, choir low hum] Narrator (deep voice): Rise, ye knights of mountain halls. Take sword and press, shield and type. Defend the Word — for it is life! [Choir chant — unison, stomp & clap] Knights of Print! Knights of Print! Steel and ink — we won’t be split! [Verse 1 — guitars enter, galloping riff] We march with tomes upon our backs, the pages bound, the spines like tracks. In halls of fire our vow is sworn, to guard the Word till break of dawn. Through storms of time, through steel and flame, our oaths are carved, our trust the same. No tyrant’s hand, no shadow’s might, can quench the torch we bear tonight. [Pre-Chorus — choir rises under lead vocal] Raise the banners, black on white! Letters of Steel in mountain light. From anvils born, from presses crowned, our voices roar — the truth resounds! [Chorus — wide, heroic, with organ and full choir] We are the Dwarf-Knights of Print, sworn to stand, with Word and Sword, and fire in hand! Printed Gold of Trust, forever we hold, knowledge unbroken, brighter than gold! [Post-Chorus — stomps, crowd shout] Crowd: Ink! Choir: Steel! Crowd: Truth! Choir: Real! All: We fight for the Word — eternal we kneel! [Verse 2 — heavier, chugging riffs, double-kick] The presses thunder, gears awake, machines of iron, chains that shake. Each line we cast, each rune we mold, is armor bright, is courage bold. We strike the plates, the type aligned, and spread the dawn to every mind. The stone may crack, the flame may die, but printed words will never lie. [Pre-Chorus — faster build, tom-driven] Raise the banners, black on white! Letters of Steel in mountain light. Bound together, line on line, we bind the ages, truth divine. [Chorus — repeat, more layered, octave up lead guitar] We are the Dwarf-Knights of Print, sworn to stand, with Word and Sword, and fire in hand! Printed Gold of Trust, forever we hold, knowledge unbroken, brighter than gold! [Bridge — half-time, huge choir, organ + drum accents] Choir (chanting, call & response): Who defends the Word? — We do! Who forges trust in steel? — We do! Who binds the ages, strong and true? — We do! Defenders eternal, forever renewed! [Instrumental — soaring guitar/organ unison theme, war-drums pounding] [Final Chorus — key-lift, massive wall of sound, choir + band together] We are the Dwarf-Knights of Print, sworn to stand, with Word and Sword, and fire in hand! Printed Gold of Trust, forever we hold, knowledge unbroken, brighter than gold! Defenders of wisdom, keepers of light, we guard the Word through endless night! [Outro — guitars drop, organ sustain, choir fades to whisper] Whispered (choir, in unison): Dwarf-Knights of Print… guardians of time…