Grey Coats Rise

[Verse 1]
Raiders scum, killers all round
Settlers fear on the ground
But the dust still rolls on
Under a burned-out sun

Grey coats by the gate
Medals shine, no late retreat
Steel boots on the road
Keeping watch where the wild wind blows

[Pre-Chorus]
And the smoke kept low
But the town held fast
Every scared-up heart
Found a reason to last

[Chorus]
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
Hold the line through fire and lies
Settlers had hope, settler had hope
When the hard men came and broke that choke
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
Through the land where the shadows bite

[Verse 2]
Raiders came for the grain
For the water, for the name
But the Minutemen stood
Like a wall in a flood

Old flags on the hill
New prayers in the still
And the ones who thought we'd fold
Met a promise made of cold

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the ash turned gold
In the morning air
You could hear that hope
Like a hammer prayer

[Chorus]
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
Hold the line through fire and lies
Settlers had hope, settler had hope
When the hard men came and broke that choke
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
Through the land where the shadows bite

[Bridge]
Some wipe these scum through land
With a steady hand
Not for fame, not for gold
Just to guard the fold

[Final Chorus]
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
Hold the line through fire and lies
Settlers had hope, settler had hope
When the hard men came and broke that choke
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
And the weak stand tall tonight
Grey coats rise, grey coats rise
Till the dawn comes back to life