[Intro – deep atmospheric pads and faint overlapping whispers of the dead, very intimate and heavy] Verse 1 [Ominous undead male voice, low and introspective over dark pads] I stand among the graves where the faithful still remain The ones who fell defending what they could not keep from flame I feel them in the silence, waiting just beyond the veil And for the first time I can hear them clear as if they never fell They do not scream for vengeance. They do not beg to be released They speak with quiet purpose, like soldiers at a final feast They tell me they have waited in the dark since the day they died And every one of them still carries Veynara deep inside Chorus [Ominous undead male voice with layered choral voices of the dead responding in the background] They say raise them all… Let the fallen stand again They say raise them all… For the honor of our land We did not die to watch our kingdom bend the knee We will fight beside you if you only set us free Verse 2 [Ominous undead male voice, deeper and more emotional] One voice I know too well speaks softer than the rest A soldier who once stood beside me when the first edicts were pressed He says the living fear you now, but we still know your name We chose to stay behind because we knew this debt remained They do not ask for mercy. They do not ask for light or breath They only ask to stand again and face the coming death Not as monsters, not as curses, but as sons who still believe That Veynara’s honor is a thing worth dying twice to keep Chorus [Ominous undead male voice with layered choral voices of the dead responding in the background] They say raise them all… Let the fallen stand again They say raise them all… For the honor of our land We did not die to watch our kingdom bend the knee We will fight beside you if you only set us free Bridge [Switch to layered ethereal voices of the dead overlapping with his resonant voice] [Layered voices] We are ready… We have waited… For our king… For our home… [His voice, steady and resolute] Then rise. If you still choose to fight for her… Then rise with me. Final Chorus [Ominous undead male voice, powerful and commanding with full choral layers] Raise them all… Let the fallen stand again Raise them all… For the honor of our land We will not kneel. We will not break. We will not fade away Tonight the dead remember what it means to save the day [Outro – overlapping whispers of the dead fading into a single clear voice saying “For Veynara…”]
