Raise the Shieldwall

### **[Intro - 124 BPM]** *(Fast galoping drum beat, distorted acoustic folk intro fading into heavy distorted guitars)* ### **[Verse 1]** The skies grow dark with a modern frost, A silent plague where the paths are lost. The serpents crawl through the halls of greed, To poison the soil, to choke the seed. The winds blow cold from the world’s decay, They try to sweep all our hope away! ### **[Pre-Chorus]** *(Building tension, fast doublebass)* But look around, see the standing tall! We do not bow, we will never fall! An ocean of souls in the blinding snow, Together we strike the eternal blow! ### **[Chorus]** *(Full Blastbeats / Fast melodic riffing)* **Raise the shieldwall! Stand as one!** **Through the darkest night till the break of sun!** **Though the world collapses in a sea of red,** **We will march on forward where the brave have bled!** **Side by side in the iron storm,** **In the coldest winter, our hearts keep warm!** **No retreat, no fear, no broken vows—** **Until the day that Freedom crowns our brows!** ### **[Verse 2]** *(Aggressive, fast driving rhythm)* They build their cages of fear and smoke, Expecting the free to accept the yoke. But iron bends and the chains must break, When the sleeping giants of North awake! Rooted deep like the Great Ash Tree, We stand for the world that is meant to be! ### **[Pre-Chorus]** *(Building tension)* Look around, see the standing tall! We do not bow, we will never fall! An ocean of souls in the blinding snow, Together we strike the eternal blow! ### **[Chorus]** *(Full power, fast & hymn-like)* **Raise the shieldwall! Stand as one!** **Through the darkest night till the break of sun!** **Though the world collapses in a sea of red,** **We will march on forward where the brave have bled!** **Side by side in the iron storm,** **In the coldest winter, our hearts keep warm!** **No retreat, no fear, no broken vows—** **Until the day that Freedom crowns our brows!** ### **[Guitar Solo / Folk Instrument Section - 172 BPM]** *(Fast lead guitar interwoven with Nyckelharpa / Accordion / Whistle)* ### **[Bridge]** *(Tempo stays at 172 BPM, but rhythm shifts to heavy quarter-note stamping / Chant)* *(Shouted/Growled)* **HOLD THE LINE!** *(Clean background choir)* *Against the wave!* **HOLD THE LINE!** *(Clean background choir)* *The brave survive!* *(Ramping up)* Let the gales roar high, let the seas collide, There is no force that can break our pride! Through the modern ash, through the burning sea, WE FIGHT! WE STAND! UNTIL WE ARE FREE! ### **[Final Chorus]** *(Maximum intensity, epic choir layer underneath)* **Raise the shieldwall! Stand as one!** **Through the darkest night till the break of sun!** **Though the world collapses in a sea of red,** **We will march on forward where the brave have bled!** **Side by side in the iron storm,** **In the coldest winter, our hearts keep warm!** **No retreat, no fear, no broken vows—** **Until the day that Freedom crowns our brows!** ### **[Outro]** *(Fast fading blastbeats into a heavy final chord)* Until the day... *(Growl)* **FREEDOM REIGNS!** *(Single heavy guitar hit and wind blowing sound effect)*