ŽALGIRIS — ECHOES THROUGH ETERNITY

ŽALGIRIS — ECHOES THROUGH ETERNITY


[Intro — Slow, soulful electric guitar]

Oh, Lord…
Hear that wind across the plain…
Fourteen-ten… the fields remember
Every drop of blood and rain.

[Verse 1]

There was thunder on the horizon,
There was iron in the sky,
Teutonic banners in the distance,
And a thousand dreams to die.

Vytautas rode through the morning,
Jogaila stood against the storm,
Two great armies faced each other,
And the world was being born.

[Verse 2]

Oh, the horses screamed like sinners,
And the steel rang sharp and cold,
Men were fighting for their homeland,
For the young and for the old.

Dust was rising, flags were falling,
Smoke was choking out the sun,
And the fields of Grunwald whispered:
“This ain't over till it's done.”

[Pre-Chorus — Bass enters, drums build]

You can break a man’s body,
You can bury his name,
But you can't kill the spirit
When it burns like a flame.

[Chorus — Full blues-rock band]

ŽALGIRIS! — LET THE THUNDER ROLL!
ŽALGIRIS! — YOU CAN'T BREAK THE SOUL!
Green fields, red blood,
Hear the old war drums!

ŽALGIRIS! — LET THE GUITARS CRY!
ŽALGIRIS! — WE WERE BORN TO RISE!
As long as freedom lives inside,
The name of Žalgiris survives!

[Guitar Solo — 16 bars]

Slow, expressive bends. Let every note breathe. Start with a clean blues tone, then bring in heavy overdrive and a soaring final bend.

[Verse 3 — Pull back to bass and guitar]

Some men ran into the shadows,
Some stood firm against the night,
And the tide turned on that battlefield
As the darkness met the light.

No crown can stop the ages,
No sword can rule the years,
But the songs of those who stood there
Still come ringing through our tears.

[Pre-Chorus 2 — Gradual build]

You can bury all the ashes,
You can let the old flags fade,
But the truth remains in history
Of the price that freedom paid.

[Chorus — Bigger, grittier vocals]

ŽALGIRIS! — LET THE THUNDER ROLL!
ŽALGIRIS! — YOU CAN'T BREAK THE SOUL!
Green fields, red blood,
Hear the old war drums!

ŽALGIRIS! — LET THE GUITARS CRY!
ŽALGIRIS! — WE WERE BORN TO RISE!
As long as freedom lives inside,
The name of Žalgiris survives!

[Bridge — Half-time, almost spoken]

Oh… listen to the wind…

It carries every footstep,
It remembers every face,
It tells the tale of broken steel
And the men who held their place.

A battle ends at sundown,
But the echoes never die…
Somewhere in the heart of Europe,
Hear that old guitar still cry.

[Breakdown — Call and response]

Lead: Can you hear that thunder?

Backing vocals: ŽALGIRIS!

Lead: Can you feel that fire?

Backing vocals: ŽALGIRIS!

Lead: Will the years erase us?

Backing vocals: NEVER! NEVER!

Lead: Will our name be silenced?

Backing vocals: NEVER AGAIN!

[Final Chorus — Full band, soaring guitar]

ŽALGIRIS! — LET THE THUNDER ROLL!
ŽALGIRIS! — YOU CAN'T BREAK THE SOUL!
Green fields, red blood,
Hear the old war drums!

ŽALGIRIS! — LET THE GUITARS CRY!
ŽALGIRIS! — OUR SPIRIT WON'T DIE!
Through the ages, through the rain,
We will sing that name again!

ŽALGIRIS!
Let it roll… let it roll…

[Outro — Slow guitar bends, fading band]

Fourteen-ten…
The wind still knows…
Žalgiris…
The story goes on.

(One final guitar note rings out and fades.)