(INTRO) (Wind.) [No drums.] [No synth.] One heartbeat. A single voice. “Brother…” [Silence.] “Stand.” ⸻ (VERSE I) When hope grows quiet… Stand. When fear grows louder… Stand. When your hands begin shaking… Stand. When your strength runs dry… Stand. ⸻ (BUILD) Strings begin. Electronic pulse. Heartbeat grows. More voices join. Not singing. Speaking. Stand. Stand. Stand. ⸻ (VERSE II) When the weight grows heavier… Stand. When they say… “You can’t.” Stand. When you doubt yourself… Stand. When no one sees… Stand. ⸻ (PRE-CHORUS) (Choir enters.) Not because you’re fearless… Stand. Not because it’s easy… Stand. Because… Someone… Needs to see you… Stand. ⸻ (CHORUS) (Everything explodes.) STAND! WHEN THE WORLD SAYS KNEEL! STAND! WHEN THE PAIN FEELS REAL! STAND! WHEN THE FIRE GROWS COLD! STAND! LET YOUR STORY BE TOLD! ⸻ (VERSE III) Gravemaw pulls… Stand. Hollowveil whispers… Stand. Chainfather binds… Stand. Ashmourne drains… Stand. Bloodclock laughs… Stand. Iron Eater waits… Stand. Oblivion commands… ”…Kneel.” The answer… “STAND!” ⸻ (BRIDGE) Everything disappears. No music. No drums. No choir. Just thousands of footsteps. One after another. One voice… Stand. Another. Stand. Hundreds. Thousands. Children. Parents. Forgeholds. Everywhere. One word. STAND. ⸻ (FINAL CHORUS) STAND! FOR YOUR FAMILY! STAND! FOR YOUR BROTHERS! STAND! FOR WHO YOU’LL BECOME! STAND! THE BATTLE’S NOT DONE! ONE MORE REP! ONE MORE DAY! THE FORGE ENDURES! COME WHAT MAY! ⸻ (OUTRO) Everything fades. One heartbeat. One voice. Not loud. Not dramatic. Just certain. “Brother…” [Long pause.] ”…Thank you for Standing.” From the Dark abyss staring you down… Oblivion whispers…. “Not impressed….” “You will kneel…” “I will feed on your Failure…” “Kneel” Echoing from the distance… Hammers against anvils… Like a war drum crying out to the battlefield…. One heart beat…steady…forged… Standing in for the brotherhood….. Fist clinched….strength radiating…. “OBLIVION …. You will Fear my Name!…”
