[Verse 1] Beneath a signal fading out A frozen city breathes Some raise their voices in the dark Some live by what they’re told Different colors, different flags But every weapon looks the same Are we tearing down these walls Or building them again? [Pre-Chorus] They say we have to rise Leave every weakness far behind Give up our names, erase our hearts Become a higher kind But if the power takes control Can we still call it growth? [Chorus] Courage is not the absence of fear It’s holding your ground when the danger draws near When every order falls apart You choose the path no map can chart When rebellion reaches for the crown Resistance will not kneel back down We do not stand to seize the throne We stand to keep our names our own [Verse 2] A trusted hand now holds the blade A familiar voice turns cold The truth is buried in the files While lies are bought and sold While we argue who was right Another night goes up in flames Only survivors walk the ruins Through the ashes that remain [Pre-Chorus] It is harder to release the hate Than strike the one who left the scar To keep our wounds from giving orders And remember who we are Call it weakness if you will I will fight without becoming cruel [Chorus] Courage is not a life without scars It’s reaching for a hand across the dark Though doubt is burning in your eyes You choose to trust one final time When evolution steals the soul We choose the flaws that keep us whole Not to become the perfect weapon But to remain beyond control [Bridge] Power promises freedom Revenge wears the face of right But if the end becomes another chain Then victory is just another lie There is no answer waiting No road that leads us home But while the choice is still our own The ending isn’t set in stone [Final Chorus] Courage doesn’t mean the fear is gone It means we take one step and carry on Though the world may call us traitors We will not forget each other’s names When every flag and order falls What we protected outlives them all We may never be the strongest ones But we will stand as who we are [Outro] No final order will come down The choice is ours now
