Letra da música
[Verse 1]
Dust in my teeth
Smoke in my shirt
We patched up these walls
From the bones of the dirt
Siren on the tower
Shoutin’ red alert
Steel birds comin’
And I taste the hurt
[Chorus]
Hold this Castle
Hold this ground
If we’re goin’ under
We’re goin’ loud
From the busted roofs
To the broken bricks
We stand our line
We don’t forget
Hold this Castle
’Til the last sun sets
[Verse 2]
Knights in metal thunder
Marchin’ through the haze
Their shadows climb the ramparts
Like the end of days
But we’ve bled for this courtyard
We’ve named every grave
You can’t buy back a homeland
From the hands of the brave
[Chorus]
Hold this Castle
Hold this ground
If we’re goin’ under
We’re goin’ loud
From the busted roofs
To the broken bricks
We stand our line
We don’t forget
Hold this Castle
’Til the last sun sets
[Bridge]
Shiver in my trigger hand
(steady now, son)
Last stand ain’t a story
It’s what has to be done
If they darken up the daylight
We’ll light ’em with our fire
We ain’t fightin’ for a banner
We’re fightin’ for the wire and the water
[Chorus]
Hold this Castle
Hold this ground
If we’re goin’ under
We’re goin’ loud
From the busted roofs
To the broken bricks
We stand our line
We don’t forget
Hold this Castle
Yeah, we’re not done yet
Hold this Castle
’Til the last sun sets
Estilo de música
country, Country-rock ballad with male vocals; twangy Telecaster riffs over steady halftime drums, warm pedal steel pads under verses. Melody starts low and storytelling, then rises into a big, sing-along heroic chorus with stacked harmonies and tambourine. Bridge strips to acoustic guitar and kick thump before a final, louder chorus with soaring slide guitar fills.