[Intro] [Fingerpicked acoustic guitar] [Distant wind ambient] [Low sustained horn drone] [No lyrics, 4 bars] [Verse 1] [Solo Lead Vocal] [Dry Vocal Mix] [Close Mic Intimacy] [Earnest gritty baritone] [Acoustic guitar, upright bass, brushed snare] It was late and I was lost inside my phone Every feed another fire, another fight Couldn't see the dark was closing in alone 'Til a voice cut through — a warning in the night [Pre-Chorus] [Double Tracked Vocal] [Building] [Stomp enters on 2 and 4] [Tambourine shake] [Kick drum swell] So I set my phone aside Lifted eyes above the crowd There he stood against the storm And his trumpet calling loud — [Chorus] [Double Tracked Vocal] [Upfront Vocal] [Full ensemble] [Driving kick on 1 and 3] [Hand-claps on 2 and 4] [String section swell] [Group oh-oh backing harmony] There's a watchman on the tower He can see the coming day He will sound the horn before the storm There's a watchman on the way [Verse 2] [Solo Lead Vocal] [Dry Vocal Mix] [Close Mic Intimacy] [Weighted delivery] [Acoustic guitar, upright bass, soft cello drone] Long ago the Lord said, "Son of man, arise I have made you watchman on the city wall When you see the sword beyond the turning skies You must sound the trumpet, you must warn them all" [Pre-Chorus] [Double Tracked Vocal] [Building] [Stomp on 2 and 4] [Tambourine shake] [Riser] I can hear them down the years Standing on the city wall One by one the watchmen came And not one has failed to call — [Chorus] [Double Tracked Vocal] [Upfront Vocal] [Full ensemble] [Driving kick] [Hand-claps] [String section] [Group backing harmony] There's a watchman on the tower He can see the coming day He will sound the horn before the storm There's a watchman on the way [Bridge] [Breakdown] [Half time feel] [Drums drop out] [Piano and solo cello only] [Emotive solo vocal] I don't have to see the storm I just have to heed the call I am not alone in this There's a watchman on the wall Let me take my post someday [Riser builds] Blow a horn to call the way — [Final Chorus] [Biggest Anthem] [Full Harmony Stack] [Octave Harmonies] [Wide Vocal Stereo Image] [Crowd stack vocals] [Full percussion and strings] [Tambourine] [Hand-claps] There's a watchman on the tower He can see the coming day He will sound the horn before the storm There's a watchman on the way [Outro] [Single voice] [Acoustic guitar only] [Soft breathy vocal] There's a watchman on the way
