[Intro] [Distant trumpet fanfare, orchestral strings crescendo] [Military snare drum roll, heavy power metal riff enters] [Verse 1] [Fast, heavy rhythm guitar, driving drums] [Vocals: mid-range, powerful and clear] The eastern sun is buried in the smoke A thousand shadows wait to land the final stroke We stand upon the ramparts, weary and outnumbered Against the iron tide that all the prophets slumbered The fortress walls are cracked, the powder's running low But every man remembers the debt he's sworn to owe [Pre-Chorus] [Keyboard melody becomes dominant, choir begins to rise] No chance of dawn, no single cry for aid Only the promise of a sharpened steel blade We face the fire, there's no turning back The final moments of the grand attack [Chorus] [Maximum Power Metal, Massive Choir backing vocals, fast tempo] Hold the line! The last bastion of the falling sun! For every brother lost, we fire one more gun! We are the shield, the wall that never yields to fear! Our silent sacrifice for all that we hold dear! (STAND AS ONE!) Until the final breath is gone! [Verse 2] [Guitar riff slightly more technical, heavy syncopated rhythm] We see the banner of the enemy rising high Reflecting in the madness of a desperate eye They breach the outer gate, the battle moves within This is the price of freedom, paid for by our sin No prayers are offered, no surrender will be made Just cold, hard fury in the darkness and the shade [Pre-Chorus 2] [Music builds intensity dramatically] No chance of dawn, no single cry for aid Only the promise of a sharpened steel blade We face the fire, there's no turning back The final moments of the grand attack [Chorus 2] [Full Metal Attack, Choir and Synth leading the melody] Hold the line! The last bastion of the falling sun! For every brother lost, we fire one more gun! We are the shield, the wall that never yields to fear! Our silent sacrifice for all that we hold dear! (STAND AS ONE!) Until the final breath is gone! [Guitar/Keyboard Trade-off Solo] [First part: fast guitar shredding, Second part: epic keyboard melody] [Bridge] [Tempo slows, heavy orchestral chords and deep bass] [Vocals: Dramatic and low] When the dust settles and the silence takes the field Let history remember that we refused to yield Our names erased, but the spirit lingers on... We fought to keep the embers of the light from dawn! [Final Chorus] [Maximum Orchestral and Metal power, maximum choir] HOLD THE LINE! The last bastion of the falling sun! For every brother lost, we fire one more gun! We are the shield, the wall that never yields to fear! Our silent sacrifice for all that we hold dear! (SACRIFICE!) Until the final breath is gone! [Outro] [Music slows, heavy chords ring out] [Choir repeats the word "Bastion..." slowly, fading] [SFX: Sound of stone crumbling] [End]
