Ragged Flag — © 2026 (AS / AI SUNO) 80/20 v.10

[GLOBAL: E minor, 84 BPM, 4/4, Russian post-punk, industrial rock] [GLOBAL HARMONY: Em–D–C–Bm | Em–D–G–Bm | Em–C–G–D] [GLOBAL MOTIF: descending lament figure B–A–G–F#–E–D#–E, appears in all sections as original, fragmentation, inversion, augmentation, diminution, retrograde, unison] [MOTIF TREATMENT: intro augmentation violin | verse original baritone guitar | pre-chorus fragmentation rising | chorus inversion ascending | verse 2 diminution bass and toms | bridge retrograde solo violin | final chorus unison full ensemble | outro dissolution B–A–G pause E] [GLOBAL DYNAMICS: verse mp, pre-chorus mf, chorus f, bridge p, final chorus ff, outro mp] [GLOBAL VOCAL: baritone, clear diction, restrained edge, no doubling except final chorus harmonies] [INTRO — 8 bars] [Driving tom pattern, distorted drum machine, warm bass pulse] [Analog synth drone, mournful violin enters bar 5] [Baritone guitar arpeggio Em–D–C–Bm, tape saturation] [VERSE 1 — 16 bars] [Guitar tight downstroke arpeggios, bass forward, dry snare, violin long notes] I stepped out into the yard With my pocket empty But there’s a blaze in my throat And I need it The city chews up Other people’s names But I won’t bow down To their rules [PRE-CHORUS — 8 bars] [Drums tighten, bass octave lift, mellotron strings swell, violin rising line] Don’t expect from us Quiet feet We’re not here to sleep We’re here to blow [CHORUS — 16 bars] [Open ringing chords, layered harmonies, cymbals open, guitar lift, violin counter-melody] Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on We haven’t been broken We keep the pace Ragged flag above the rooftops Yeah, we’re carried through [VERSE 2 — 16 bars] [Rhythm guitar leans on backbeat, bass and kick lock, toms roll, keys flare] Out in the rusty yards We learned to take it Hit after hit And laugh in their face They told us Keep quiet, don’t kick off So we just turned it up Louder and louder [PRE-CHORUS — 8 bars] [Same as before, violin more urgent, drums build] Don’t expect from us Quiet feet We’re not here to sleep We’re here to blow [CHORUS — 16 bars] [Full texture, harmonies, mellotron strings, guitar ringing] Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on We haven’t been broken We keep the pace Ragged flag above the rooftops Yeah, we’re carried through [BRIDGE — 12 bars] [Strip back: solo violin, analog drone, sparse piano, no drums] Let everyone around us Repeat their line We never asked for Permission If the world cracks open Let it crack in time We stay loud We lift ourselves up [FINAL CHORUS — 20 bars] [Full band, harmonies, violin soaring, drums driving, guitar wide, bass forward] Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on We haven’t been broken We keep the pace Ragged flag above the rooftops Yeah, we’re carried through Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on [OUTRO — 8 bars] [Drums drop, bass pulse, violin and drone fade, guitar arpeggio Em–D–C–Bm] [Final line whispered, tape saturation, short room reverb] Yeah, we’re carried through