The General

[Verse 1]
Raiders come like rust on the road
Mercenaries with blood on their coats
Murderers grin at the broken gate
Take what they want, then they leave you fate

Settlers keep their heads down low
Count every step where the black winds blow
But there’s one man in the Commonwealth
Standin’ up like a kind of hell

[Pre-Chorus]
They said, “Sir, don’t let them through”
He said, “I know what to do”
Hands on his hat, eyes like steel
He rode out hard on a higher wheel

[Chorus]
The General
The General
Wipe them off this land
The General
The General
Lead us where we stand

[Verse 2]
He don’t talk big, he don’t waste breath
He’s seen enough to know what’s left
A broken farm and a burned-out mill
A child too scared to stand still

He walks in quiet, but the room turns still
Like thunder waiting on a hill
Settlers bow when he takes the floor
Say, “Sir, go clean this war from our door”

[Pre-Chorus]
He raised one hand, the crowd went still
Said, “I’ll take care of this for real”
No crown, no gold, just a steady stare
And a hard old truth in the autumn air

[Chorus]
The General
The General
Wipe them off this land
The General
The General
Lead us where we stand

[Bridge]
Through the ash and the wire
Through the smoke and the lie
He rides for the ones
Who still dare to survive

And every scared heart
Finds a reason to rise
When The General comes
You can hear freedom cry

[Chorus]
The General
The General
Wipe them off this land
The General
The General
Lead us where we stand

[Outro]
Raiders fear that name
Like a storm in the dark
Settlers speak it plain
Like a fire in the heart

The General
The General