[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
Стиль музыки
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.