[Intro] (Fast, driving bassline with a rapid, echoing guitar riff) [Drum fill] [Verse 1] Concrete skies and the sirens wail Another night on the same old trail Kids on the corner with nowhere to go Watching the cracks in the pavement grow You hold your breath when the shadows fall They painted the lines on the factory wall But I see a spark in the freezing cold A story of us that has never been told [Chorus] White flags in the rain! Washing away all the rust and the pain We’re tearing it down, we’re starting again Holding our white flags up in the rain! [Verse 2] Boots on the ground in a rhythmic beat Marching our way down a dead-end street A rusted out fence and a broken bell We’re breaking out of this quiet hell So give me a reason to stand in the line I’m taking what’s yours and I’m making it mine A crack in the glass, a hole in the roof We’re shouting out loud, demanding the truth! [Chorus] White flags in the rain! Washing away all the rust and the pain We’re tearing it down, we’re starting again Holding our white flags up in the rain! [Bridge] (Aggressive martial snare drum beat builds up) [Chanting backing vocals] Oh, can you hear them? Oh, can you hear them? The innocent voices, the breaking of chains We’re washing it clean in the pouring rain! [Guitar Solo] (Frantic, delay-heavy, high-pitched guitar solo) [Chorus] White flags in the rain! Washing away all the rust and the pain We’re tearing it down, we’re starting again Holding our white flags up in the rain! [Outro] Hold it up! Hold it up! (Fading drum beat and echoing guitar harmonics) [End]
