Commonwealth Line

[Verse 1]
Dust on the crop rows
Ash on the tracks
Muties came howling
With the town to their backs
Mamma pulled her children
To the cellar door
Then the General rolled in
Like a war we knew before

[Verse 2]
Chrome on his shoulders
Mud on his boots
His squad moved steady
Like a promise with roots
Laser light flashed red
Through the smoke and rain
And every ugly shadow
Hit the dirt again

[Pre-Chorus]
They heard that engine
They heard that call
When the line got broken
He stood tall

[Chorus]
General, ride on
Ride on through the fire
General, ride on
You raised us higher
Burn those Muties down
Clear the road tonight
General, ride on
And bring back the light

[Verse 3]
By the gas station
By the broken sign
He slammed those power fists
Like a thunderclap in time
Every wild creature
Tried to hold that ground
But the Commonwealth kept breathing
When his boots came down

[Pre-Chorus]
They heard that engine
They heard that call
When the line got broken
He stood tall

[Chorus]
General, ride on
Ride on through the fire
General, ride on
You raised us higher
Burn those Muties down
Clear the road tonight
General, ride on
And bring back the light

[Bridge]
Now the fields are quiet
But the story stays
In the hands of the people
And the names we praise
If the dark comes crawling
If the hope runs thin
We’ll remember that armor
And the man within

[Final Chorus]
General, ride on
Ride on through the fire
General, ride on
You raised us higher
Burn those Muties down
Clear the road tonight
General, ride on
And bring back the light