ŽALGIRIS — ECHOES THROUGH ETERNITY

[INTRO — clean guitar, feedback and a slow riff]
1410... The fifteenth of July...
The fields of Grunwald...
The silence before the storm...

[VERSE 1 — bluesy riff, restrained vocals]
A summer morning, silence in the fields,
Steel and armor, the storm draws near.
Horses are stamping, the banners rise,
Soon the earth will be stained with blood.
The sun climbs over the fields of green,
The warriors know what this day will bring.
There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,
Today, our fate will be decided!

[VERSE 2 — full band enters]
Lithuanians and Poles, standing side by side,
Facing the Teutonic Order, ready to fight.
Vytautas leads his warriors into battle,
Jogaila's banners are waving high.
The clash of steel tears through the air,
The ground shakes beneath the horses' feet.
For their homeland, for their freedom,
Today they fight until the end!

[PRE-CHORUS — rising guitars]
And when the skies grow darker,
When the earth begins to shake,
One name rises to the heavens —
Žalgiris! It lives eternally!
[CHORUS — big open chords]
ŽALGIRIS! — FIRE AND STEEL!
ŽALGIRIS! — THE ROAD TO FREEDOM!
Green fields, red blood,
A new chapter in history is born!
ŽALGIRIS! — ECHOES THROUGH ETERNITY!
ŽALGIRIS! — WE SHALL NOT BE BROKEN!
As long as freedom lives within our hearts,
No one will silence the name of Žalgiris!

[VERSE 3 — heavier riff, prominent bass]
The Teutons charge, convinced they'll win,
The Lithuanian lines are falling back.
They think the battle is already over,
But the real storm is yet to come.
Vytautas waits, watching for the moment,
His horsemen ready to strike again.
Suddenly, their banners rise once more,
And a storm of steel comes crashing down!

[PRE-CHORUS 2 — building drums]
The horses are charging!
The swords are shining!
The enemy ranks begin to break —
The tide of battle is turning!

[CHORUS 2]
ŽALGIRIS! — FIRE AND STEEL!
ŽALGIRIS! — THE ROAD TO FREEDOM!
Green fields, red blood,
A new chapter in history is born!
ŽALGIRIS! — ECHOES THROUGH ETERNITY!
ŽALGIRIS! — WE SHALL NOT BE BROKEN!
As long as freedom lives within our hearts,
No one will silence the name of Žalgiris!

[GUITAR SOLO — 32 bars]
Starts with bluesy, melodic phrasing.
Builds in intensity with bends, vibrato and harmonized guitars.
Ends with a heavy riff and a full-band stop.

[BRIDGE — half-time, dramatic atmosphere]
The July sun shines over the fields,
Among the swords, among the steeds.
Many have fallen, many still stand,
But the name of Žalgiris will never fade.
The Order's ranks are falling back,
The battlefield grows quiet at last.
This is not the end of every war —
But a victory forever etched in history!

[BREAKDOWN — tight riff, call and response]
Who fights for the homeland?!
LITHUANIA!
Who fights for freedom?!
LITHUANIA!
What name will live forever?!
ŽALGIRIS!
ŽALGIRIS! ŽALGIRIS!

[FINAL CHORUS — full band, maximum vocal power]
ŽALGIRIS! — FIRE AND STEEL!
ŽALGIRIS! — THE ROAD TO FREEDOM!
Green fields, red blood,
A new chapter in history is born!
ŽALGIRIS! — ECHOES THROUGH ETERNITY!
ŽALGIRIS! — WE SHALL NOT BE BROKEN!
As long as freedom lives within our hearts,
No one will silence the name of Žalgiris!

[OUTRO — classic riff, extended ending]
The name of Žalgiris...
Will echo through eternity!
The freedom of Lithuania...
Will live forever!
ŽALGIRIS!!!

(Final guitar chord, feedback, abrupt ending.)