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[Verse 1]
The General rode in at dawn
Boots on dust, eyes locked on
A busted land, a broke-down line
He said, “This one here is mine”
By the old wall, by the dry creek bend
He called his people back again
With a map in hand and a jaw set hard
He raised that flag in the backyard
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the sky split open wide
Metal birds came side by side
Armor rolled through rust and rain
And hope came roaring back again
[Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(ride on, ride on)
(raise it up, raise it up)
[Verse 2]
New Grand Airship in the clouds
Casting shade on the huddled crowds
Vertibirds cut through the smoke
Like judgment on a broken oak
APCs thundered down the lane
Left no room for fear or shame
Raiders ran, mutants fell
The whole damn wasteland rang like hell
[Pre-Chorus]
From the farms to the market road
Every freed hand took up load
Every eye that once looked low
Lit up like an ember glow
[Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(ride on, ride on)
(raise it up, raise it up)
[Bridge]
He don’t promise gold or grace
Just a hard-won honest place
Where the sons and daughters stand
With the future in their hands
[Final Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(Commonwealth rise)
(Commonwealth rise)
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Country anthem with a driving mid-tempo two-step, stomping kick and handclap groove, fiddle leads over acoustic strums and baritone guitar; verses stay sparse and story-forward, pre-chorus lifts with snare rolls and harmony stacks, chorus opens wide with gang vocals and a chantable flag-waving hook. Lead vocal is gritty and close-mic, with doubled choruses, brief delay throws, and steel-guitar fills between lines. Airy risers, engine revs, and a final key lift. Bright, punchy, cinematic mix., country