VERSE 1 Paved with concrete chains and doubt They tried to box us in, shut us out Kicked the legs from under our feet Said “stay in line, accept defeat” But the dirt beneath our nails ain’t clean It’s the grit that makes the fire gleam Every kick, every cut, every scar Just a reminder who we are PRE-CHORUS 1 The walls are shaking, the ground is cracking Can’t hear their lies over our hearts’ loud racking We’ve been quiet for too damn long Now the storm is coming—hear the song CHORUS 1 STRIKE BACK NOW! Let the thunder roar Tear the ceiling off, crash through the door STRIKE BACK NOW! We own the night No more hiding in their shadow’s light Fists up high, feet firm on the ground This is our time—STRIKE BACK NOW! VERSE 2 They built their thrones on broken dreams Tried to turn our screams into silent screams But we’re not ghosts in their machine We’re the gasoline, we’re the spark, we’re the scene Wore their labels like a noose—now we rip ‘em off Took their rules and burned ‘em soft Every voice that’s been silenced rises up Enough’s enough—we’ve had our fill of stuff PRE-CHORUS 2 The fire’s spreading, the flames are raging Can’t stop the tide that’s now engaging We’re not asking—we’re taking what’s ours Watch the walls of their kingdom tower and fall CHORUS 2 STRIKE BACK NOW! Let the thunder roar Tear the ceiling off, crash through the door STRIKE BACK NOW! We own the night No more hiding in their shadow’s light Fists up high, feet firm on the ground This is our time—STRIKE BACK NOW! BRIDGE (REBELLIOUS SPEECH DIALOGUE) (Voice 1, raw and fierce, over a building drum beat) “You think you can chain us? You think you can break us? Look around you—this is what happens when you push too far. (Voice 2, sharp and clear, joining in) “Every one of us has been told we’re too small, too loud, too much. But ‘too much’ is exactly what they’re afraid of. (Both voices merging into a rallying cry) “We’re not just one—we’re a horde. We’re the ones who get back up when they knock us down. We’re the ones who see the truth when they feed us lies. So stand with me—stand with each other—and remember: *Fear is their weapon. But we? We are the shield. And today? Today, we become the sword. LET ‘EM KNOW WE’RE HERE. LET ‘EM KNOW WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. LET ‘EM KNOW IT’S TIME TO—” CHORUS 3 (FIRST HALF OF DOUBLED FINALE — MILITANT CALL-AND-RESPONSE) (Lead vocal, sharp as a blade — fast, punchy delivery) STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] Thunder VOLLEY — [Crowd: BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!] Tear the walls down — [Crowd: RIP ‘EM DOWN!] Crash through the door — [Crowd: KICK IT IN!] STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] We own the night — [Crowd: WE OWN IT ALL!] No more shadows — [Crowd: NO MORE FEAR!] Stand tall, stand tall — [Crowd: STAND TALL!] [Lead, snarling] Fists in the air, feet in the dirt — This is our march — [Crowd: MARCH! MARCH! MARCH!] No time to hurt — [Crowd: NO TIME TO HESITATE!] This is our burst — [Crowd: BURST THROUGH!] STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] Let ‘em hear the rage — [Crowd: RAGE! RAGE! RAGE!] We’re the storm they can’t cage — [Crowd: CAN’T CAGE US!] STRIKE BACK NOW! CHORUS 4 (SECOND HALF OF DOUBLED FINALE — EPIC ASSAULT PACE) (Beat shifts to a relentless, marching drum cascade — lead + crowd layered thick) STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!] Deafen the sky — [Crowd: SKY’S GONNA BREAK!] Tear the world down — [Crowd: TEAR IT TO PIECES!] Start it alive — [Crowd: START IT NEW!] STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] We own the dawn — [Crowd: DAWN IS OURS!] No more waiting — [Crowd: NO MORE WAITING!] We are the storm — [Crowd: WE ARE THE STORM!] [Lead, screaming over the chaos] Ranks locked tight — [Crowd: LOCKED TIGHT!] Hearts beating as one — [Crowd: AS ONE!] This is our moment — [Crowd: OUR MOMENT!] ‘Til the battle is won — [Crowd: ‘TIL IT’S WON!] STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] VOLLEY! CHARGE! ASSAULT! — [Crowd: VOLLEY! CHARGE! ASSAULT!] We’re the fire that won’t halt — [Crowd: WON’T HALT!] STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] STRIKE BACK NOW! [Crowd: STRIKE BACK NOW!] OUTRO (FINAL EXPLOSION) (Beat drops to a heavy, stamping march — every word hits like a boot on concrete) Strike… [Crowd: STRIKE!] Back… [Crowd: BACK!] Strike… [Crowd: STRIKE!] Back… [Crowd: BACK!] [Lead, booming] WHEN I SAY “STRIKE” — [Crowd: STRIKE!] YOU SAY “NOW” — [Crowd: NOW!] STRIKE! — [Crowd: STRIKE!] NOW! — [Crowd: NOW!] [Final, earth-shaking chord — beat cuts out for a split second, then ERUPTS one last time] STRIKE. BACK. FUCKING. NOW! (Silence — then a single, final drum THUD that fades to nothing)
