Castle Wall Lightning
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Castle Wall Lightning
v4
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Paroles
[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
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
Style de musique
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
