[Intro – Radio Static / Spoken]
“All regiments…”
“Enemy fleet entering orbit…”
“Stand to…”
“For Cadia.”[Verse 1]
The warning sirens split the dawn,
Black ships eclipse the morning sun.
Lasguns ready, bayonets fixed,
Every soldier knows what’s come.
The fortress walls have stood for ages,
Holding back the endless night.
If today becomes our ending,
We’ll make them pay for every life.
The sky is burning…
Steel is falling…
Still we take our place. [Pre-Chorus]
Raise your banners…
Lift them higher…
Stand together…
Hold the line…[Chorus]
CADIA STANDS!
Though the heavens break apart!
CADIA STANDS!
With unyielding hearts!
Should the darkness claim the stars…
Should this world be torn away…
We’ll fight until our final breath!
Cadia stands today! [Verse 2]
The Black Legion floods the trenches,
Bolter fire and endless flame.
Brothers fall but others rise,
No one running from their fate.
Every street becomes a fortress.
Every wall another stand.
We were born to guard this gateway.
This is our promised land.
The ground is shaking…
Still we’re aiming…
Never looking back. [Pre-Chorus]
Hear the orders…
Fix bayonets…
One more charge…
No retreat…
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CADIA STANDS!
Though the heavens break apart!
CADIA STANDS!
With unyielding hearts!
If the darkness takes our home…
If the stars forget our name…
We’ll leave a legend carved in stone!
Cadia’s endless flame! [Bridge – Quiet]
The pylons fall…
The mountains break…
The very earth begins to shake…
A world is dying…
Still we stand…
Lasgun steady…
Faith in hand…
If this is where our story ends…
We’ll die beside our oldest friends…[Final Chorus – Full Choir]
CADIA STANDS!
Though the planet breaks beneath!
CADIA STANDS!
We will never leave!
From the ashes…
From the fire…
From the thunder…
We rise higher!
Though our world may fade away…
Our courage never ends!
The stars will know our final cry…CADIA STANDS!
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[Outro – Choir fades, one lone voice]
“The planet…”
“Broke before…”
“The Guard did.”
“Cadia…”
”…stands.”
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