Commonwealth Rises
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Commonwealth Rises
v4
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lyrics
[Verse 1]
The General rode in at dawn
Boots on dust, eyes locked on
A busted land, a broke-down line
He said, “This one here is mine”
By the old wall, by the dry creek bend
He called his people back again
With a map in hand and a jaw set hard
He raised that flag in the backyard
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the sky split open wide
Metal birds came side by side
Armor rolled through rust and rain
And hope came roaring back again
[Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(ride on, ride on)
(raise it up, raise it up)
[Verse 2]
New Grand Airship in the clouds
Casting shade on the huddled crowds
Vertibirds cut through the smoke
Like judgment on a broken oak
APCs thundered down the lane
Left no room for fear or shame
Raiders ran, mutants fell
The whole damn wasteland rang like hell
[Pre-Chorus]
From the farms to the market road
Every freed hand took up load
Every eye that once looked low
Lit up like an ember glow
[Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(ride on, ride on)
(raise it up, raise it up)
[Bridge]
He don’t promise gold or grace
Just a hard-won honest place
Where the sons and daughters stand
With the future in their hands
[Final Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(Commonwealth rise)
(Commonwealth rise)
The General rode in at dawn
Boots on dust, eyes locked on
A busted land, a broke-down line
He said, “This one here is mine”
By the old wall, by the dry creek bend
He called his people back again
With a map in hand and a jaw set hard
He raised that flag in the backyard
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the sky split open wide
Metal birds came side by side
Armor rolled through rust and rain
And hope came roaring back again
[Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(ride on, ride on)
(raise it up, raise it up)
[Verse 2]
New Grand Airship in the clouds
Casting shade on the huddled crowds
Vertibirds cut through the smoke
Like judgment on a broken oak
APCs thundered down the lane
Left no room for fear or shame
Raiders ran, mutants fell
The whole damn wasteland rang like hell
[Pre-Chorus]
From the farms to the market road
Every freed hand took up load
Every eye that once looked low
Lit up like an ember glow
[Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(ride on, ride on)
(raise it up, raise it up)
[Bridge]
He don’t promise gold or grace
Just a hard-won honest place
Where the sons and daughters stand
With the future in their hands
[Final Chorus]
Commonwealth rise, rise high
Take it back under open sky
Commonwealth rise, rise high
The General won’t let it die
(Commonwealth rise)
(Commonwealth rise)
音乐风格
Country anthem with a driving mid-tempo two-step, stomping kick and handclap groove, fiddle leads over acoustic strums and baritone guitar; verses stay sparse and story-forward, pre-chorus lifts with snare rolls and harmony stacks, chorus opens wide with gang vocals and a chantable flag-waving hook. Lead vocal is gritty and close-mic, with doubled choruses, brief delay throws, and steel-guitar fills between lines. Airy risers, engine revs, and a final key lift. Bright, punchy, cinematic mix., country
