Ragged Flag — © 2026 (AS / AI SUNO) 90/10 v.11

[GLOBAL: E minor, 84 BPM, 4/4, Ukrainian post-punk, avant-garde industrial rock] [GLOBAL HARMONY: Verse Em–D–C–Bm | Pre-chorus C–D–Em–B7 | Chorus Em–C–G–D | Em–C–G–B7 | Bridge Em–D–C–Bm | C–D–B7–B7 | Final Em–C–G–D | Em–C–G–B7 | Em–C–G–D | C–D–Em–B7 | Outro Em(add9)] [GLOBAL MOTIF: B–A–G–F#–E–D#–E, recurring descending lament figure; keep its identity recognizable, varying instrumentation, rhythm, register and phrasing.] [MOTIF TREATMENT: Intro violin augmentation | Verse guitar original | Pre-chorus rising fragments | Chorus guitar and violin counter-lines | Verse 2 bass/guitar fragments | Bridge partial reverse contour on violin | Final chorus unison/octave reinforcement | Outro B–A–G–F#–E, pause, E] [GLOBAL DYNAMICS: Verse mp | Pre-chorus mf | Chorus f | Bridge p | Final chorus ff | Outro mp] [GLOBAL VOCAL: Baritone male voice, fully sung, clear diction, restrained edge, natural phrasing; doubling only selected final-chorus harmonies.] [INTRO — 8 bars] [Distorted drum-machine texture, restrained tom pulse, warm forward bass and analog synth drone. Clean baritone-register guitar arpeggiates Em–D–C–Bm. Mournful violin enters bar 5 with sustained B–A–G, gradually revealing the motif.] [VERSE 1 — 16 bars] [Em–D–C–Bm. Tight dry guitar arpeggios, melodic descending bass E–D–C–B, dry kick/snare and sparse tom fills. Violin sustains counter-notes; guitar inserts motif fragments between vocal phrases.] I stepped out into the yard With my pocket empty But there’s a blaze in my throat And I need it The city chews up Other people’s names But I won’t bow down To their rules [PRE-CHORUS — 8 bars] [C–D–Em–B7 | C–D–B7–B7. Tighter drums, rising bass and violin, swelling Mellotron. Guitar shifts to ringing suspended accents. B7 creates tension toward Em.] Don’t expect from us Quiet feet We’re not here to sleep We’re here to blow [CHORUS — 16 bars] [Em–C–G–D | Em–C–G–B7. Open ringing guitars, full organic rock beat, forward bass, open cymbals and violin counter-melody. Motif remains recognizable; vocal stays dominant.] Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on We haven’t been broken We keep the pace Ragged flag above the rooftops Yeah, we’re carried through [VERSE 2 — 16 bars] [Em–D–C–Bm. Tighter groove; bass and kick lock while bass adds connecting notes. Guitar uses short arpeggios and motif fragments; toms only as fills. Violin answers selected vocal lines.] Out in the rusty yards We learned to take it Hit after hit And laugh in their face They told us Keep quiet, don’t kick off So we just turned it up Louder and louder [PRE-CHORUS — 8 bars] [C–D–Em–B7 | C–D–B7–B7. More urgent violin, rising bass, tom build and widening Mellotron; ringing guitar accents.] Don’t expect from us Quiet feet We’re not here to sleep We’re here to blow [CHORUS — 16 bars] [Em–C–G–D | Em–C–G–B7. Full texture, ringing guitars, forward bass, open drums, Mellotron and violin counter-lines; wider but keep vocal clear.] Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on We haven’t been broken We keep the pace Ragged flag above the rooftops Yeah, we’re carried through [BRIDGE — 12 bars] [Em–D–C–Bm | C–D–B7–B7. Remove drums but retain a quiet bass/synth pulse. Analog drone, sparse piano and solo violin; partial reverse motif, unresolved phrases. Build toward B7.] Let everyone around us Repeat their line We never asked for Permission If the world cracks open Let it crack in time We stay loud We lift ourselves up [FINAL CHORUS — 20 bars] [Em–C–G–D | Em–C–G–B7 | Em–C–G–D | C–D–Em–B7. Full band, strongest drums, wide guitars, forward bass, soaring violin and Mellotron. Motif reinforced in unison/octaves; harmonies only on key final phrases. Build ff toward B7→Em.] Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on We haven’t been broken We keep the pace Ragged flag above the rooftops Yeah, we’re carried through Ragged flag above the rooftops Can you hear us round the estate? Ragged flag above the rooftops We don’t sink, we push on [OUTRO — 8 bars] [Em(add9). Drums drop; bass reduces to soft E pulse, violin and analog drone remain. Guitar dissolves B–A–G–F#–E, pause, E. Intimate final vocal, natural tape/room decay, decisive ending.] Yeah, we’re carried through