Shields at Dawn
v4
@Triệu Xuân Đan
Shields at Dawn
v4
@Triệu Xuân Đan
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Smoke rolled off the road
From the factory gates
Work boots hit the gravel
As the whole town shakes
Mad crowds packed the square
By the President's door
Blue lines held the morning
Like they had before
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands stayed locked and steady
Faces set like stone
No one backed a step
No one stood alone
[Chorus]
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Hold that line tonight
Hold it through it all
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Shields up, hearts set
We won't let it fall
[Verse 2]
Shouting split the daylight
Papers flew like rain
Sirens cut the distance
Over fear and strain
But the badge kept shining
Through the dust and noise
Guarding that old promise
For the girls and boys
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands stayed locked and steady
Faces set like stone
No one backed a step
No one stood alone
[Chorus]
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Hold that line tonight
Hold it through it all
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Shields up, hearts set
We won't let it fall
[Bridge]
Let the hard days come
Let the storm roll in
When duty calls your name
You answer from within
Side by side they stood
Under heavy skies
For the house up on the hill
And the truth behind their eyes
[Chorus]
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Hold that line tonight
Hold it through it all
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Shields up, hearts set
We won't let it fall
Smoke rolled off the road
From the factory gates
Work boots hit the gravel
As the whole town shakes
Mad crowds packed the square
By the President's door
Blue lines held the morning
Like they had before
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands stayed locked and steady
Faces set like stone
No one backed a step
No one stood alone
[Chorus]
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Hold that line tonight
Hold it through it all
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Shields up, hearts set
We won't let it fall
[Verse 2]
Shouting split the daylight
Papers flew like rain
Sirens cut the distance
Over fear and strain
But the badge kept shining
Through the dust and noise
Guarding that old promise
For the girls and boys
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands stayed locked and steady
Faces set like stone
No one backed a step
No one stood alone
[Chorus]
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Hold that line tonight
Hold it through it all
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Shields up, hearts set
We won't let it fall
[Bridge]
Let the hard days come
Let the storm roll in
When duty calls your name
You answer from within
Side by side they stood
Under heavy skies
For the house up on the hill
And the truth behind their eyes
[Chorus]
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Hold that line tonight
Hold it through it all
Stand for the President
Stand, stand tall
Shields up, hearts set
We won't let it fall
Style of Music
Heroic country with driving acoustic strums, stomp-clap pulse, and steady snare; verse rides sparse guitar and low fiddle, pre-chorus opens with tambourine and rising harmony, chorus hits with stacked gang vocals and a lifting steel-guitar hook. Lead vocal is close-mic and weathered, with doubled lines on the hook and short delay throws on key phrases. Ear candy includes boot-stomp accents, a reverse swell into the chorus, and a brief fiddle answer after each line. Bright, punchy, and wide, country
