Old General of the Glowing Sea

[Verse 1]
Commonwealth’s been torn to pieces
Monsters in the midnight dust
They say the coastline’s burned and haunted
They say the sky forgot about us
But an old man straps in slow now
Scratched paint, faded eagle on his chest
Whispered names etched into metal
He breathes them like a prayer beneath his breath

[Chorus]
Old General of the Glowing Sea
Marching through the nightmare just to keep us free
Rusty frame and a stubborn heart
He’s holdin’ this world that’s fallin’ apart
If the shadows run, if the brave men flee
He’ll stand alone where the earth still bleeds
Old General of the Glowing Sea (oh, ride on)
Still fights for the country that used to be

[Verse 2]
Dust devils dance around his footsteps
Ash hangs heavy in the air
Eyes like cracked and cloudy marble
Still sharp enough to find you there
Wendigos scream from broken churchyards
Claws on stone and starving bones
He squares his shoulders at the doorway
Says, “You ain’t takin’ one more home” (not one)

[Chorus]
Old General of the Glowing Sea
Marching through the nightmare just to keep us free
Rusty frame and a stubborn heart
He’s holdin’ this world that’s fallin’ apart
If the shadows run, if the brave men flee
He’ll stand alone where the earth still bleeds
Old General of the Glowing Sea (yeah, ride on)
Still fights for the country that used to be

[Bridge]
He remembers front porch flags at sunrise
Fireworks and summer on the farm
Now it’s rad-scorched sand and broken highways
But he still wears that memory on his arm
“Come and get me,” he tells the darkness
“Come and try to break this steel
I’ve buried too many good boys out here
To ever let the monsters have the wheel” (no way)

[Chorus]
Old General of the Glowing Sea
Marching through the nightmare just to keep us free
Rusty frame and a stubborn heart
He’s holdin’ this world that’s fallin’ apart
If the shadows run, if the brave men flee
He’ll stand alone where the earth still bleeds
Old General of the Glowing Sea (ride on, ride on)
Last line of an old country’s creed