[Intro] [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Ash on the banner, dust in my hair I hear the fallen breathing somewhere Hands once shaking, now hold the line I carry your names like a battle sign [Pre-Chorus] If the ground gives way beneath our feet We will make a road from the broken stone Every wound is a reason to rise Every heartbeat says we are not alone [Chorus] Raise the standard, call the thunder Let the ruined towers hear our vow We were forged beneath the pressure And nothing can divide us now Through the fire, through the turning With a thousand voices burning bright We return with open faces And we will claim the morning light [Instrumental Battle Section] [Orchestral brass, marching snare, electric guitar, taiko percussion] [Verse 2] Cold iron ringing beyond the gate We learned to stand when the hour was late No crown was promised, no path was clear Still I can feel every brother near [Pre-Chorus] Let the silence gather like a storm Let the last doubt fall away When the signal cuts across the dark We become the choice we make today [Chorus] Raise the standard, call the thunder Let the ruined towers hear our vow We were forged beneath the pressure And nothing can divide us now Through the fire, through the turning With a thousand voices burning bright We return with open faces And we will claim the morning light [Breakdown] I was afraid to lose it all Then I remembered why I came Your hand found mine inside the smoke And gave the fear another name If I must fall, I’ll face the sky If I must bend, I won’t break There is a road beyond this night There is a promise we can make [Final Chorus] Raise the standard, call the thunder Let the whole horizon hear our vow We were forged beneath the pressure And nothing can divide us now Through the fire, through the turning Let the choir carry every cry We return with open faces Shoulder to shoulder, we defy Raise the standard, call the thunder Let the drums roll over every wall From the ashes, from the silence We rise together, we rise tall [Outro] [Triumphant brass, choir, strings, marching percussion] We rise together We rise tall
