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Our Call

OLNI
Duet throughout the song, two female voices: contralto in verses 1 and 3, aggressive from the first line, harsh, biting, forceful; soprano in verses 2 and 4, lyrical, soft, flowing; choruses sung by both voices in harmony, full lyric hook, strong chorus hook, memorable refrain, big chorus lift, final line explodes into the climax, not a fade, not a verse continuation, no wordless vocals, no chants, no singalong, occasional two-part harmony in verses, studio recording, clean mix, jazz-funk with rock edge, brass-led, trumpet intro and outro, trumpet solo, sax accents, electric piano, thick bass, punchy drums, sharp guitar accents, syncopated groove, raw protest anthem, tense, urgent, dark, no live ambience, no crowd noise, harmony in thirds and other intervals, not unison, call and response, minimal reverb
V5.5

While strangers' houses burn to the ground, they're counting up their gold Their own kids sleep in peace tonight while others lose their hold They sign their deals under sirens' wail, under rockets tearing towns They don't care whose blood, whose cities fall, long as the profit's found No flag, no border, no faith divides us now Rise up together, this is the call Our blood, our tears, they're not for sale We say no more, no more, no more Stand up, stand up, one voice, one fire Stand up, stand up, we won't stay quiet, louder and stronger to the final line People lose their homes, lose their names, now they're numbers in a file They pray beneath a smoke-dark sky and ask why, and for how long, and why They ask what it's for, when it will end, but no one will reply The heavens above stay silent, cold, giving no reason why No flag, no border, no faith divides us now Rise up together, this is the call Our blood, our tears, they're not for sale We say no more, no more, no more Stand up, stand up, one voice, one fire Stand up, stand up, we won't stay quiet, louder and stronger to the final line They send flowers to funerals not their own, stand mournful by the ruins' side Make loud and empty statements, then behind gold walls they hide They spark the hate between the people, harvest war soaked red Turn every drop of blood to bitcoin, profit from the dead No flag, no border, no faith divides us now Rise up together, this is the call Our blood, our tears, they're not for sale We say no more, no more, no more Stand up, stand up, one voice, one fire Stand up, stand up, we won't stay quiet, louder and stronger to the final line People of every color, every faith, fall into the pit that war has made Mothers on both sides of the line lose their sons, and the difference starts to fade All that people want is simple: to live, raise their children, see the sun But even that little, even that much, is taken from them No flag, no border, no faith divides us now Rise up together, this is the call Our blood, our tears, they're not for sale We say no more, no more, no more Stand up, stand up, one voice, one fire Stand up, stand up, we won't stay quiet, louder and stronger to the final line