[Intro] [staccato orchestral strings, rapid double-kick drums, chugging distorted guitar] [Verse 1] [male tenor vocals] The sea is crying out for a face it knew before The shore is full of teeth and the dead still want more Strike Squad Five go on, boots in the blackened mud We came with open hands to cut through rock and blood [Pre-Chorus] [orchestral brass accents, choral backing vocals] A sacred blade of shadow, ice in the spellbound air A healer with a steady heart, a golem built to bear Hear the groans in the trees, hear the cause in the stone If the whole world broke down, we will walk it alone [Chorus] [soaring vocal melody, layered harmonies, driving double-time drums] The veil is falling fast and the old vows burn bright Five hearts on the broken road, five hearts in the night Strike Squad Five stand up, Strike Squad Five don't fall We'll carve through the cursed land and answer every call Strike Squad Five burn on, Strike Squad Five rise through The dead may take the body, but they'll never take the truth [Instrumental Break] [harmonized guitar lead, synth arpeggio] [Verse 2] The forest moved like a throat full of names we forgot Mindless ones came running at the sound of one dropped rock Hunters in the fog with their staring hungry grace We crossed the snare and branch with death close to the face [Pre-Chorus] The witch in her ruins spread her poison like a hymn Her smile was a wound and the dark poured out of them Hear the bells in the bays, hear the crack in the sky If the mountain wants our bones, we will still climb high [Bridge] [half-time feel, heavy rhythmic chugging] One blade, one spell, one frost, one shattered wall One body made of stone, we will outlast them all [Chorus] Strike Squad Five stand up, Strike Squad Five don't fall We'll carve through the cursed land and answer every call Strike Squad Five burn on, Strike Squad Five rise through The dead may take the body, but they'll never take the truth [Bridge] Deep in silver darkness, The juggernaut awoke A mountain made of hunger, With a core of choking smoke She stood before the beam, And the night split wide apart Then the healer took the curse, And ran it through her heart I won’t forget your name, I won’t let it die Your light became the road, That dragged us back alive [Final Chorus] Strike Squad Five, now four, Strike Squad Five, come home We left our blood in silver, But we won't forget our own Strike Squad Five, move on, Strike Squad Five, break through The dead may take the body, But they’ll never take the truth Strike Squad Five, rise up, Strike Squad Five, still fight We carry this burden, As we push on toward the light [Outro] [orchestral swell, final guitar chord ring out]
