Home of the Damned: The Citadel

[Intro] Stone and flame, the banners rise Ashes fall from blood-red skies No gate remains, no wall defends But still we stand—this is the end [Verse 1] We built this place from shattered vows From broken shields and burning towns The wind still howls through hollow halls But we remain behind these walls [Pre-Chorus] And when the dark begins to crawl We rise again—we do not fall [Chorus] Ohh... This is the Citadel Where the damned still raise their eyes Where the fire never dies Ohh... This is the Citadel No retreat, no final bell We are the storm—we are the shell [Verse 2] The towers cracked, the banners torn But from the dust, new steel was born We carved our names in iron stone And faced the dark, unarmed, alone [Pre-Chorus] And when the dark begins to crawl We rise again—we do not fall [Chorus] Ohh... This is the Citadel Where the damned still raise their eyes Where the fire never dies Ohh... This is the Citadel No retreat, no final bell We are the storm—we are the shell [Bridge] No gate will hold No wall will stand No god will come No guiding hand But still we burn And still we rise The Citadel Will never die [Call-out:] Stand! Burn! Rise! Citadel! [Verse 3] We’ve seen the stars through shattered glass We’ve heard the truth the silence has And though we bleed on stone alone We dream in fire—we are stone [Pre-Chorus] And when the dark begins to crawl We rise again—we do not fall [Chorus – Final] Ohh... This is the Citadel Where the damned still raise their eyes Where the fire never dies Ohh... This is the Citadel No retreat, no final bell We are the storm—we are the shell [Final Riff / Outro] The Citadel... Still stands... Song Title: Home of the Damned: The Citadel Artist: HardRockChild Created with assistance from Microsoft Copilot © 2025 HardRockChild