[Intro – Guitar riff, drums build] (Explosive guitar squeal, double kick drums enter) [Verse 1] In the midnight fire, I’m burnin’ alive, Chasin’ down a dream just to keep it alive. Through the thunder, through the pain, I’d ride the storm and back again. [Pre-Chorus – Tension Build] No chains can hold me, no walls can stand, I’ll bleed my soul with my own bare hands. [Chorus – Key I, Big Vocals + Backing Shouts] I’m a man of war! (gang shouts: “Man of War!”) Fightin’ for love! (gang shouts: “For love!”) I’ll tear down the heavens, the stars up above. For the fire, for desire, I’ll open every door, I’ll do anything, yeah— ’Cause I’m a man of war! [Short Guitar Solo – Wild bends, shredding] [Verse 2] I’ve walked on glass, I’ve broken steel, I’ll scream the truth of the way I feel. Every scar is a badge I wear, Every battle proves I care. [Pre-Chorus – Tension Build] No fear can break me, no night too long, My heart’s a hammer, my love’s a song. [Chorus – Key II, Modulate Up, Backing Vocals Louder] I’m a man of war! (gang shouts: “Man of War!”) Fightin’ for love! (gang shouts: “For love!”) I’ll tear down the heavens, the stars up above. For the fire, for desire, I’ll open every door, I’ll do anything, yeah— ’Cause I’m a man of war! [Instrumental Break – Guitar Solo carries chorus melody] (Big melodic solo, guitars sing the “I’m a man of war, fightin’ for love” theme with drums underneath. Vocals drop out completely.) [Bridge – Big Build, Chanting Backing Vocals] Raise the banners, let it roar! (chant: “Roar!”) Hear the thunder, hearts implore! (chant: “Roar!”) Every battle, every scar— Led me right to where you are! [Final Chorus – Key III, Higher Modulation, Screamed Vocals] I’m a man of war! (gang shouts: “Man of War!”) Fightin’ for love! (gang shouts: “For love!”) I’ll burn through the shadows, rise high above! For the fire, for desire, I’ll give forevermore, I’ll do anything, yeah— ’Cause I’m a man of war! [Outro – Screamed over Guitar Solo, Fading Upward] (screamed) A man of war! Forevermore! (backing chants) Man of war! For love I’m fightin’— I’m a man of Waaaaar! (Big squealing guitar outro, cymbal crashes, fade out)
