[Intro | expressive lead guitar | B minor | open power chords rising underneath] [Riff | driving open power chords | lead-guitar answers] [Verse 1 | powerful midrange male vocal | restrained] They gave me numbers, gave me names Told me how to play their game Choose the road already made Keep your questions locked away But every time they drew the line Something answered deep inside I don't need their guarantee To decide who I will be [Chorus | lifted melodic chorus | no gang vocals] German steel Running through my soul German steel I won't surrender control Let them tell me what is wrong Let them tell me where I belong I will choose the road I feel Hard as German steel [Riff | lead-guitar variation | stronger rhythm attack] [Verse 2 | increasingly powerful vocal] I've seen heroes lose their names Trying hard to stay the same I've seen good men trade their pride Just to keep themselves inside That's a price I will not pay Even if I lose my way Every scar belongs to me That's the cost of being free [Pre-Chorus | rising harmony | lead guitar underneath] No master No chain No one living in my name One heartbeat One will Standing when the world stands still [Chorus | wider guitars | vocal lift] German steel Running through my soul German steel I won't surrender control Let them tell me what is wrong Let them tell me where I belong I will choose the road I feel Hard as German steel [Guitar Solo | melodic statement | memorable motif | sustained bends | controlled fast runs | expressive vibrato] [Final | full-band lift | soaring lead-guitar responses] I know my name! I know my road! I'll carry every scar And every load! No borrowed life! No borrowed will! I'll stand my ground When everything stands still! [Final Chorus | maximum lift | no gang vocals] German steel Running through my soul German steel I won't surrender control Let them tell me what is wrong Let them tell me where I belong I WILL CHOOSE THE ROAD I FEEL HARD AS GERMAN STEEL! [Outro | open power chords | lead-guitar final statement | hard B minor ending]
