Intro
(Spoken or quiet, with ambient guitars)
“Five minutes to liftoff, we’re in the dark…
Bring ‘em home.”
Verse 1
Windows shatter in the cold night sky
Sirens echo on the ridgelines
Someone’s cry fades in thin air
Miles from comfort, nobody’s there
Heartbeats trailing, time steals breath
We’re pushing through the edge of death
Rotor blades spinning through the storm
We’re the wings when you’ve lost warm
Pre-Chorus
And I won’t let the night swallow you whole
I’m calling out, I’m reaching for your soul
Chorus
We are ALERT tonight
Racing through the shadows holding on tight
In the heart of the dark, we shine the light
We’ll bring you back from the black tonight
We are ALERT tonight
Verse 2
Snow drifts fall, the winds conspire
Mountains loom like funeral pyres
But we fly past, unwilling to yield
Guided by hope through every field
Blood on the stretchers, hands held tight
Whispers of faith in dying light
You’re not alone, we hold the line
Through the static, we’ll find your sign
Pre-Chorus
I won’t let your light fade out inside
Through turbines and trials, I’ll be on your side
Chorus
We are ALERT tonight
Racing through the shadows holding on tight
In the heart of the dark, we shine the light
We’ll bring you back from the black tonight
We are ALERT tonight
Bridge
Fifty years strong, a legacy in flight
When every second’s wrong, we make it right
From the ridges to the void, we’ll answer the call
Even when the weather breaks us, we rise above it all
In your worst day, when hope seems thin
We’re the voice, we’re the wings, we’re the skin
We chase the horizon, defy the fright
We are ALERT, we bring the fight
Final Chorus / Outro
We are ALERT tonight
Racing through shadows — holding on tight
In the heart of the dark, we shine the light
We’ll bring you back from the black tonight
We are ALERT tonight
(“We are ALERT tonight…”)
DadCookie
