Vertibirds Over Diamond City

[Verse 1]
Word spread fast through the market stalls
Whispers cut colder than the wind
"Mayor's got metal where his heart should be"
Folks afraid to even breathe it in
Guard towers watching from the bleachers
Kids pulled close by shaking hands
All that trust they spent on speeches
Turns to dust like shattered plans

[Chorus]
Then I heard those vertibirds over Diamond City
Engines crying through the busted sky
General riding in, badge and battered rifle
Bringing truth where the old lies hide
Steel in their eyes, courage in their boots
Marching through the rust and grime
Vertibirds over Diamond City
Saying justice still survives

[Verse 2]
He stepped down on that cracked green diamond
Boots on paint from a long-lost game
Police squads fanned out through the alleys
Calling every crooked guard by name
McDonough stood in his balcony doorway
Smile too smooth for a man that scared
But the crowd saw sparks in his perfect posture
And they finally dared to stare

[Chorus]
When they heard those vertibirds over Diamond City
Engines crying through the busted sky
General riding in, badge and battered rifle
Bringing truth where the old lies hide
Steel in their eyes, courage in their boots
Marching through the rust and grime
Vertibirds over Diamond City
Saying justice still survives

[Bridge]
Some folks prayed, some folks cursed
Some just held their breath
But a brave man faced a hollow face
And chose the harder step
"You're done," he said, voice steady
"Your kingdom's built on fear"
And for the first time in a long, long while
Hope was all you could hear

[Chorus]
With those vertibirds over Diamond City
Engines crying through the busted sky
General riding in, badge and battered rifle
Bringing truth where the old lies hide
Steel in their eyes, courage in their boots
Marching through the rust and grime
Vertibirds over Diamond City
Saying justice still survives