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The Ones Who Take the Fall [NDC Cinematic]

-------- Genre: Cinematic Theme: Everyday Heroes On surface the Stunt Persons are collectively telling their story in a cinematic setting. They are however a metaphore meant to represent all the invisible heroes on call every day. We are all part of the story, even if hardly visible in the end credits. PS. If you don't hear the fall 0:36-0:39 you're missing out. See if you have any speaker or head phones to boost the base and give it another go. Copyright © 2026 JAG --------- [intro] [rapid strings, ticking percussion] [voice: SWAT-like call-out] Stand clear. Face the wall. On my count — We fall. [majestic deep-bass drop] [verse 1] We stand before a shooting star, and wish the bullets are left in the car. Harness tight, heartbeat fast, first shot’s tough and never the last. Crash through glass, hit the ground. Roll, reset without a sound. If it looks easy, that means all to the ones who take the fall. [pre-chorus] Count it down. Catch the flair. Smell it burning in our hair. [chorus] We are the ones who take the fall, we break the drop, ragged like a doll. We strike the spark before the flame. No face to praise, no name to claim. We take the hit. We’re on the call. We jump the pit — [break] and take the fall. [verse 2] Miss the mark, adjust the jump. Embrace the risks and love the stunt. We learn to master the profession. Break down only in therapy session. Shoulder strain and jagged breath, dancing inches away from death. Step ahead when others stall, land on the backs of those who fall. [pre-chorus] Set the pace. Cut the wire. Stay inside the ring of fire. [chorus] We are the ones who take the fall, we break the drop, ragged like a doll. We strike the spark before the flame. No face to praise, no name to claim. We take the hit. We’re on the call. We are Brad Pit — [break] and take the fall. [bridge] [drums cut, pulsing low strings] If the leap defies the sky, someone learned the way to fly. If the landing draws applause, someone mastered physics’ laws. Not for glory. Not for fame. Just a body that looks the same. [final chorus – full choir, double tempo energy] We are the ones who take the fall, we break the drop, ragged like a doll. We strike the spark before the flame. No face to praise, no name to claim. We take the fire. We take the strain. We take the loss. We take the pain. When legends stand ten stories tall: Look below — We took the fall. [outro] [driving drums to final hit] No prime time. No recall. Still we climb — and take the fall. No trumpet call. No marble hall. No one will know — We took the fall.