War Coat
v4
@Kiều Huệ Thương
War Coat
v4
@Kiều Huệ Thương
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Raiders on the ridge line
Mercenaries in the dust
Killers on the black road
Trying to break our trust
Mothers lock the shutters
Kids crowd close to the fire
But the old town keeps on breathing
Like a spark in dry pine
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the horn came calling
From the hill above the grain
General on the front step
Wearin' every mark of pain
[Chorus]
Hang on that war coat
Hang on, don't fold
Hang on that war coat
Let the brave hand hold
Settlers need a promise
Settlers need a sign
Hang on that war coat
And drive them from the line
[Verse 2]
He pinned on every medal
Like a sunrise on his chest
Looked out past the fences
Said, "We'll do the rest"
Boots hit the hard ground
Men stood up as one
Women by the water pump
Raised their heads to the sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the horn came calling
From the hill above the grain
General on the front step
Wearin' every mark of pain
[Chorus]
Hang on that war coat
Hang on, don't fold
Hang on that war coat
Let the brave hand hold
Settlers need a promise
Settlers need a sign
Hang on that war coat
And drive them from the line
[Bridge]
Through the ash and iron
Through the cracked and stung earth
He led us like a promise
Like we still knew what we were worth
When the night got brutal
He stood where fear would start
Medals on his shoulder
Hope beat hard in every heart
[Final Chorus]
Hang on that war coat
Hang on, don't fold
Hang on that war coat
Let the brave hand hold
Settlers need a promise
Settlers need a sign
Hang on that war coat
And drive them from the line
Hang on that war coat
Till the whole land shines
Raiders on the ridge line
Mercenaries in the dust
Killers on the black road
Trying to break our trust
Mothers lock the shutters
Kids crowd close to the fire
But the old town keeps on breathing
Like a spark in dry pine
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the horn came calling
From the hill above the grain
General on the front step
Wearin' every mark of pain
[Chorus]
Hang on that war coat
Hang on, don't fold
Hang on that war coat
Let the brave hand hold
Settlers need a promise
Settlers need a sign
Hang on that war coat
And drive them from the line
[Verse 2]
He pinned on every medal
Like a sunrise on his chest
Looked out past the fences
Said, "We'll do the rest"
Boots hit the hard ground
Men stood up as one
Women by the water pump
Raised their heads to the sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the horn came calling
From the hill above the grain
General on the front step
Wearin' every mark of pain
[Chorus]
Hang on that war coat
Hang on, don't fold
Hang on that war coat
Let the brave hand hold
Settlers need a promise
Settlers need a sign
Hang on that war coat
And drive them from the line
[Bridge]
Through the ash and iron
Through the cracked and stung earth
He led us like a promise
Like we still knew what we were worth
When the night got brutal
He stood where fear would start
Medals on his shoulder
Hope beat hard in every heart
[Final Chorus]
Hang on that war coat
Hang on, don't fold
Hang on that war coat
Let the brave hand hold
Settlers need a promise
Settlers need a sign
Hang on that war coat
And drive them from the line
Hang on that war coat
Till the whole land shines
Style of Music
Heroic country with a driving mid-tempo two-step feel, picked acoustic guitar, stomping kick, fiddle lines that lift the melody, and steady bass under a wide singalong chorus; verse stays sparse and story-led, pre-chorus tightens with rising harmony, chorus opens into stacked gang vocals and a proud, marching hook. Close-mic male vocal in the verses, fuller doubles on the chorus, with steel-guitar swells, handclaps on the backbeat, and a clean, bright mix with frontier grit., country
