The Brotherhood of Man [Intro – low, tense] We built the roads We forged the steel We stood the watch We took the wheel Now every hand we tried to hold Is raising fists of fire and gold ⸻ [Verse 1] They say the world is broken They say we failed the test They say the crown we carried Was poison on our chest But every war we fought in Every storm we braved Was meant to keep the wolves away From every life we gave ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Now the voices we protected Are calling us the crime The daughters of tomorrow Are putting us on trial tonight ⸻ [Chorus] We are the Brotherhood of Man Standing in the flame Trying to recognize the world That suddenly has changed We were fathers We were sons Now the enemy has faces Of the ones we love ⸻ [Verse 2] You call it revolution You say it’s justice due But tearing down the house we built Will bury all of you You say we ruled too long You say we held the throne But every kingdom that we raised Was meant to guard our own ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Now the sky is filled with thunder And every line is drawn But no one told us how to fight The hearts we raised from dawn ⸻ [Chorus] We are the Brotherhood of Man The last line in the sand Trying to understand the war That started in our hands We were heroes We were wrong Now the world demands an answer Before the night is gone ⸻ [Bridge – conflicted] Are we tyrants? Are we fools? Or just men who played by ancient rules? If the crown we wore was made of lies Why did no one say before tonight? ⸻ [Final Chorus] We are the Brotherhood of Man Standing in the storm Trying to save the fragile world We thought that we had formed But somewhere in the gunfire A truth we can’t outrun— You cannot win a war like this Because we are our mothers sons…
