[INTRO – CLEAN ACOUSTIC GUITAR STRUMMING WITH SLIGHT REVERB] [DEEP BASSLINE FADES IN – DRUMS ENTER MIDWAY WITH LOW TOM HITS] [VERSE 1 – LOW, RESTRAINED VOCAL WITH ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND BASS UNDERNEATH] Where are the fathers with lines on their face? The ones who stood still when the world picked up pace Now the loud get the stage and the wise stay inside And the world calls it courage when it's just a disguise [KICK DRUM PICKS UP – BUILDING TO CHORUS] [PRE-CHORUS – ADD LIGHT DISTORTED GUITAR CHORDS, OPEN HI-HATS] We’ve traded the anchor for sparks in the storm Forgotten the fire that kept the cold warm [CHORUS – FULL BAND HITS, HEAVY GUITAR CHORDS, GRITTY VOCALS] [DOUBLE LEAD VOCALS – LOW OCTAVE AND SHOUTED ABOVE] The steady hands are gone And the noise just rolls on No one waits to listen No one kneels to pray The wolves are all talking But the shepherd's walked away [FINAL CHORD RINGS OUT – DROP TO BASS AND DRUM GROOVE] [VERSE 2 – RETURN TO HALF-TIME FEEL, ADD ACOUSTIC GUITAR TEXTURE UNDER ELECTRIC RHYTHM] The scrolls stay closed on the living Word Truth’s now a weapon, not something heard The men of peace grew tired of war And the gate's left open—who’s watching the door? [PRE-CHORUS – SLIGHT VARIATION, ADD BASS HARMONICS] There’s strength in silence, but silence can break When the world needs a voice, who will carry the weight? [CHORUS – SAME AS BEFORE, WITH VOCALS PUSHED HARDER] The steady hands are gone And the noise just rolls on No one waits to listen No one kneels to pray The wolves are all talking But the shepherd's walked away [BRIDGE – SOLO SECTION + SPOKEN WORD (LO-FI FILTERED VOCAL)] [LEAD GUITAR PLAYS MELANCHOLIC SOLO IN E MINOR – THINK ALICE IN CHAINS] [VOCAL – SPOKEN LIKE A PROPHETIC WARNING] Blessed are the peacemakers… but they’ve all gone quiet Slow to speak, quick to hear… but no one’s buying it Fools rush in while the wise stay back But when the wall comes down—who takes the crack? [CHORUS – STRIPPED BACK FIRST HALF, THEN FULL BAND RETURNS WITH POWER] The steady hands are gone And the hearts beat wrong No one builds an altar No one lights the flame We shout like prophets But forget His name [END WITH EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL CHORD HOLD – FEEDBACK FADES]
