Commonwealth Stand
v4
@Bạch Linh Nhi
Commonwealth Stand
v4
@Bạch Linh Nhi
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Raiders in the dust
Murderers and scum
Laughing at the smoke
Like the day was won
They thought they'd rule these lands
With fire in their hands
But the ground remembers
Who they could not stand
[Pre-Chorus]
There is still honor
On these broken roads
One man in the Commonwealth
Carrying the old code
[Chorus]
He never back down
No, he never back down
With the mud on his boots
And the fire all around
He never back down
No, he never back down
A Minuteman stands
When the night comes down
(stands up) (stands up)
[Verse 2]
By a ruined porch
Under half-broken signs
He hears the crying out
And he draws the line
No crown, no parade
Just a steady hand
He gives that world a reason
To believe again
[Pre-Chorus]
There is still honor
On these broken roads
One man in the Commonwealth
Carrying the old code
[Chorus]
He never back down
No, he never back down
With the mud on his boots
And the fire all around
He never back down
No, he never back down
A Minuteman stands
When the night comes down
(stands up) (stands up)
[Bridge]
Let them come with thunder
Let them come with lies
He'll stand in the ashes
And he won't close his eyes
If the land is bleeding
He'll be the wall
One man, one vow
Taking back it all
[Final Chorus]
He never back down
No, he never back down
With the mud on his boots
And the fire all around
He never back down
No, he never back down
A Minuteman stands
When the night comes down
He never back down
No, he never back down
In the heart of the Commonwealth
He still answers now
(stands up) (stands up)
Raiders in the dust
Murderers and scum
Laughing at the smoke
Like the day was won
They thought they'd rule these lands
With fire in their hands
But the ground remembers
Who they could not stand
[Pre-Chorus]
There is still honor
On these broken roads
One man in the Commonwealth
Carrying the old code
[Chorus]
He never back down
No, he never back down
With the mud on his boots
And the fire all around
He never back down
No, he never back down
A Minuteman stands
When the night comes down
(stands up) (stands up)
[Verse 2]
By a ruined porch
Under half-broken signs
He hears the crying out
And he draws the line
No crown, no parade
Just a steady hand
He gives that world a reason
To believe again
[Pre-Chorus]
There is still honor
On these broken roads
One man in the Commonwealth
Carrying the old code
[Chorus]
He never back down
No, he never back down
With the mud on his boots
And the fire all around
He never back down
No, he never back down
A Minuteman stands
When the night comes down
(stands up) (stands up)
[Bridge]
Let them come with thunder
Let them come with lies
He'll stand in the ashes
And he won't close his eyes
If the land is bleeding
He'll be the wall
One man, one vow
Taking back it all
[Final Chorus]
He never back down
No, he never back down
With the mud on his boots
And the fire all around
He never back down
No, he never back down
A Minuteman stands
When the night comes down
He never back down
No, he never back down
In the heart of the Commonwealth
He still answers now
(stands up) (stands up)
Style of Music
Country melodic heroic with steady mid-tempo strum, stomp-clap pulse, and fiddle lines that lift the melody; verse rides sparse acoustic guitar and upright bass, pre-chorus adds harmony lift and a marching snare, chorus opens with wide gang vocals and ringing steel guitar. Bridge drops to lone voice and plucked banjo, then final chorus returns with full band, handclaps, and a triumphant fiddle run. Bright, rugged, and anthemic mix., country
