[Verse 1] They came in steel and flame From the ash and rain Boots on our front porch Calling out for pain
Old hands in the fields Heard that iron tread We buried sons and dreams On that broken red
[Pre-Chorus] But we know these roads We know this land Every fencepost Every last stand
[Chorus] Commonwealth, hold fast Commonwealth, hold fast We are the line they broke We are the last Minutemen rise From the dust and past Commonwealth, hold fast Hold fast
[Verse 2] Brotherhood in armor Cold as winter stone Took the old church bell And made it their own
But the old soldiers With scars like maps Loaded up their grief And stepped right back
[Pre-Chorus] For every burned-out field Every child gone pale Every name we carry We will not fail
[Chorus] Commonwealth, hold fast Commonwealth, hold fast We are the line they broke We are the last Minutemen rise From the dust and past Commonwealth, hold fast Hold fast
[Bridge] Some men wear a holy war Some men wear a crown We wore the dirt and sorrow And still we held our ground
If the sky comes down And the river turns to rust We’ll stand in the ruin With our rifles and our trust
[Final Chorus] Commonwealth, hold fast Commonwealth, hold fast We are the line they broke We are the last Minutemen rise From the dust and past Commonwealth, hold fast Hold fast (Commonwealth, hold fast)
Styl muzyki
Country melodic with a mid-tempo two-step pulse, gritty acoustic strums, mournful fiddle, sturdy bass, and snare-driven stomp; verse rides sparse and story-heavy, pre-chorus lifts with harmony and rising fiddle, chorus hits with gang vocals and a hard chantable hook, bridge drops to solo voice and bowed strings before final chorus swells. Close-mic lead vocal, weathered and proud, with doubled hook lines, room-sized reverb tails, and a dust-flecked, patriotic mix., country