(Soft Intro)
How many roads crossed the ocean
Before they crossed this shore?
How many warnings went unanswered
Before there could be no return?
(Verse I)
We came from cities far behind us
From frozen ports and desert sands
From capitals that drew their borders
With shaking pens and steady hands
Some wore the eagle on their shoulder
Some marched beneath a ring of stars
Some crossed the sea beneath red banners
Some fought beneath a bear scarred by war
Yet all of us arrived together
On an island none could claim
Following maps drawn years before us
By men we'll never know by name
(Pre-Chorus)
Years of tension
Years of doubt
One spark struck
The lights went out
(Chorus)
Standing on fault lines
Watching the old world break
Brothers divided
By choices they did not make
Under four flags
Beneath the same dark sky
No one came here
Believing they would die
(Verse II)
Thorn declared the island vital
Navarro spoke of liberty
Europe feared another empire
The East saw opportunity
Each believed they held the answer
Each believed their cause was right
But every road that sought salvation
Led another step toward the fight
The ports filled up with ships and armor
The airfields thundered through the night
While mothers watched the evening broadcasts
And prayed their sons would see daylight
(Pre-Chorus)
Warnings spoken
Warnings ignored
Every nation
Drew its sword
(Chorus)
Standing on fault lines
Watching the old world break
Brothers divided
By choices they did not make
Under four flags
Beneath the same dark sky
No one came here
Believing they would die
[GUITAR SOLO]
(Verse III)
The first shots echoed through the valleys
The first flames climbed above the shore
The maps remained exactly as they were
The world was not the same anymore
In Paleto rain fell on helmets
In Los Santos towers burned
In Grapeseed fields the ground was shaking
As every lesson went unlearned
And somewhere far beyond the fighting
Old men studied casualty reports
Speaking calmly of strategic futures
While younger men were carried home
(Bridge)
Tell me who was right
Tell me who was wrong
When every side still sings its anthem
Long after friends are gone
Tell me who was right
Tell me who was wrong
When every grave looks just the same
And every war feels justified
(Orchestral / Guitar Solo)
(Soft Verse)
An American beside a highway
A European in the rain
A sailor from the eastern harbors
A local fighter in the flames
None of them had started this
None of them could end it now
Bound together by decisions
Made far above the clouds
(Final Chorus)
Standing on fault lines
Watching the old world break
Brothers divided
By choices they did not make
Under four flags
Beneath the same dark sky
History called them
And asked them all to die
Standing on fault lines
Watching the horizon burn
Every side believing victory
Every side awaiting their turn
(Outro)
The earth moved slowly
Then all at once
The lines were drawn
The ships arrived
Four flags above us
One grave below
Stahlkrieg