[Intro – low chant, distant drums, wind ambience] Voices in the dust, stories in the flame Before the maps, before the names Echoes in the earth, blood in the claim We were nations before they came [Verse 1 – rap, tight flow, gritty tone] No fairy tales carved in stone, this was war for survival Tribes in collision, no peace revival Borders weren’t lines, they were drawn with rivals Steel in the hand, every man tribal Comanche riders in the dusk, moving like ghosts Iroquois league, but even allies turn foes Apache shadows in the canyon’s throat Every inch of land had a price it owed Not victims, no—just caught in the storm Generations hardened, battle was norm Honor in the fight, warriors reborn But history twists what the truth had worn [Pre-Chorus – melodic, haunting clean vocals] We fought for ground beneath our feet We bled for roots that ran too deep Before the sails cut through the sea We were not weak—we were free [Chorus – heavy, anthemic, distorted guitars] Before the ships came crashing in Before the fire and the end began We were kings of dust and flame Fighting wars with no one to blame Now the sky burns red with change Different flags, but the war’s the same Not just loss, not just pain We were power before they came [Verse 2 – rap/metal hybrid, aggressive delivery] Then thunder rolled from across the tide Iron and disease, no place to hide Old wars paused as a new world died Enemies forced to stand side by side But it was too late, fractures too deep Old blood debts we still had to keep While empires moved in their sleep And carved the land in a single sweep French to the north, Spanish flames in the south English crown with a silver mouth Trading steel for the truth they devour Divide and conquer became their power [Breakdown – screamed vocals + chugs] We were never one voice Never one name That’s how they broke us That’s how we changed [Bridge – atmospheric, layered vocals, almost spoken] History paints us in black and white But we lived in the gray of endless fight Not saints, not lost—just human lives Trying to hold what we called our right [Final Chorus – bigger, layered, choir backing] Before the ships came crashing in Before the rewriting of where we’d been We stood as nations, fierce and proud Not silent ghosts beneath a cloud Let it be known, let it be said We weren’t just victims, we bled, we led And even now through time and flame You still hear echoes of our name [Outro – fading chant, heartbeat drum] Before the maps… Before the blame… We were here… Before they came… :::
