[Verse 1] Raider dust on the road Black flags at the gate They came hungry for ruin And they came here late The Castle stood iron-still Under lead-gray sky I saw fear in their faces When the General rode by
[Pre-Chorus] He raised that broken hand And the line held firm Said, "Stand your ground, boys Let the wall return"
[Chorus] Hold the wall, hold the wall The Castle won't fall Hold the wall, hold the wall We answer the call (We answer the call) With fire on the plain And the General leading us through the rain
[Verse 2] Gunner nests woke up With a thunder clap Stone shook in the towers As the first wave snapped Artillery sang out From the old brick crest And every raider charge Met a red-hot test
[Pre-Chorus] Then the sky split open With a steel-blue scream Stingray bomber diving Like a razor in a dream
[Chorus] Hold the wall, hold the wall The Castle won't fall Hold the wall, hold the wall We answer the call (We answer the call) With fire on the plain And the General leading us through the rain
[Bridge] Smoke rolled over the water Boots hit the ground The mad vast hordes broke hard And they turned around I heard the men shout As the dark line cracked One strong voice in the rubble And the whole world struck back
[Final Chorus] Hold the wall, hold the wall The Castle won't fall Hold the wall, hold the wall We answer the call (We answer the call) With fire on the plain And the General leading us through the rain The Castle stood tall While the raiders ran blind And the old flag waved Like a blade in the wind
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Country melodic with a driving mid-tempo stomp, picked acoustic guitar and punchy drums; verse rides tense but proud with fiddle fills, pre-chorus lifts on stacked harmonies and snare build, chorus opens into big singalong hooks with gang vocals. Lead vocal is gritty and close-mic, with doubled choruses and shouted ad-libs. Ear candy includes canyon reverb on the pre-chorus, a riser into each chorus, and a final horn-like fiddle tag. Mix is wide, bright, and heroic with a dusty frontier edge., country