March Through Time

[Intro – snare drum march, fife, vinyl crackle, glitch] [drum cadence] Left… right… time glitch [Verse 1 – swing groove + marching snare] Boots hit dust in a faded line Red and blue in a fractured time Smoke in the air, hear the muskets cry History breathes as the seconds die I step through cracks they never see A ghost in their reality Every march, every shout I was here… but not allowed [Pre-Chorus – glitch build, reversed sounds] Tick breaks… Time shakes… [Chorus – swing + military brass] MARCH THROUGH TIME HEAR THE DRUMS ALIGN FROM THE PAST INTO THE FIRE I WALK THE LINE MARCH THROUGH TIME WHERE THE WORLDS COLLIDE NOT A SOLDIER, NOT A KING JUST PASSING BY [Drop – glitch-hop + fife melody + bass] [snare + bass + glitch cuts] march… march… [Verse 2 – historical references, brass hits] Washington rides through the morning mist Eyes set hard, iron in his fist Crossing rivers the world would know Changing tides in the winter snow Jefferson writes by candlelight Words that burn, ignite the fight “Freedom” echoes through the flame But time will twist what they proclaim Franklin laughs with a spark in hand Lightning caught, but can he stand Between the past and what will be A mind ahead of history [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] I don’t stay… I don’t choose… [Chorus – bigger, choir layer] MARCH THROUGH TIME FEEL THE HISTORY BURN EVERY STEP A LESSON LOST I NEVER LEARN MARCH THROUGH TIME LET THE TIMELINES BREAK EVERY WAR I WALK THROUGH FEELS THE SAME [Bridge – slow, military drum, ambient] Kings will fall across the sea George the Third won’t set them free Empires crack but never die They just change their shape in time [Breakdown – glitch + marching rhythm] Left… right… left… [Rap Section – glitch-hop beat] Chrono-step through the battlefield haze Washington crossing in frozen phase Jefferson lines that rewrite the stage Franklin sparks in a lightning cage Redcoats march with a kingdom’s claim But every empire plays the same game Flip one moment, shift the frame Different war, but the same old name [Final Chorus – full energy] MARCH THROUGH TIME LET THE DRUMS RESOUND EVERY ERA, EVERY WAR SPINNING ROUND MARCH THROUGH TIME NEVER STAY, NEVER BELONG JUST A SHADOW IN THE ECHO OF THEIR SONG [Outro – fading fife + glitch] Left… right… (static)