[Verse 1] They rode in hard at dawn Through the busted gate Took food from the tables And flame to the hay Mara cried out loud When the windows broke Smoked glass on the floor And a child found the smoke
[Pre-Chorus] Word went west Like a shotgun prayer To the old brass halls Up the river stair He heard the news And his jaw turned stone Then he stood so tall On the radio
[Chorus] Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners You came for the weak Now the whole land burns Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners The President swore You’d learn what you earned
[Verse 2] He called in the veterans From the broken south Spoke one hard line And they moved out Tracks in the mud Boots in the dust Steel on the road And a rage in us
He pointed north At the fort on the hill Said bring me back What the fires kill No more mercy For the ones who grin When the poor got robbed And the hurt got thin
[Pre-Chorus] Word went west Like a shotgun prayer To the old brass halls Up the river stair He heard the news And his jaw turned stone Then he stood so tall On the radio
[Chorus] Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners You came for the weak Now the whole land burns Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners The President swore You’d learn what you earned
[Bridge] By the broken watchtower Past the twisted cars They raised that flag Under bullet scars No song for pity No room for shame Just a hard, clean oath And a written name
[Final Chorus] Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners You came for the weak Now the whole land burns Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners The President swore You’d learn what you earned
Ashes for Gunners Ashes for Gunners Stand for the dead Or get out the way
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Country-leaning heroic melodic anthem with steady mid-tempo stomp, syncopated acoustic strums, steel-guitar cries, tom-driven lift in the choruses, and a marching snare under the final push. Verse stays lean with low guitar and root-note bass; pre-chorus opens with rising harmony stacks; chorus lands wide with gang vocals on the hook. Dusty close-mic lead, doubled on the refrain, with fiddle swells and impact hits into each section. Bright, rugged mix with a cinematic edge., country