Fall Away

(Opening: Heavy, syncopated drum beat enters first, like war drums, followed by a driving, distorted guitar riff)Title: Fall Away

(Verse 1)
For years I walked a shadow path
Ignorant of the coming wrath
You played your games, you hid the strings
The heavy cost of what that brings
But now the smoke is clearing out
I see the field, I hear the shout
The ground you held is breaking fast
The time you bought is in the past
This slow-burn fight has turned the page
I'm stepping out of your dark cage.

(Pre-Chorus)
Your tactics, worn and falling away
Worked for a time, but not today
You're mad I know your secret now
You'll never keep me quiet somehow
You only slowed, you couldn't stop
Now watch the final curtain drop.

(Chorus - Anthemic and powerful, all instruments hit hard)
HEAR THE RATTLE OF THE DRUMS!
A NEW DAWN, THE VICTORY COMES!
I'M TAKING BACK THE POWER YOU STOLE
LOSING GRIP, LOSING ALL CONTROL!
I AM TOO STRONG FOR YOU TO HINDER
WATCH YOUR KINGDOM TURN TO CINDER!
FIGHT, SON, FIGHT!
WITH THE TRUTH AS MY SWORD, I CLAIM THE LIGHT!

(Verse 2)
The lie you whispered, low and deep
That I could wait, that I could sleep
"Too busy now," "there's time enough"
A brittle chain, a useless bluff
The lie is what held me in place
But truth has wiped it from my face
My mind is open, knowledge grows
I see the secret that it knows
Your power shrinks with every breath
You're facing down your final death.

(Pre-Chorus)
Your tactics, worn and falling away
Worked for a time, but not today
You're mad I know your secret now
You'll never keep me quiet somehow
You only slowed, you couldn't stop
Now watch the final curtain drop.

(Chorus - Even more intense)
HEAR THE RATTLE OF THE DRUMS!
A NEW DAWN, THE VICTORY COMES!
I'M TAKING BACK THE POWER YOU STOLE
LOSING GRIP, LOSING ALL CONTROL!
I AM TOO STRONG FOR YOU TO HINDER
WATCH YOUR KINGDOM TURN TO CINDER!
FIGHT, SON, FIGHT!
WITH THE TRUTH AS MY SWORD, I CLAIM THE LIGHT!

(Bridge - Tempo slightly slower, bass and guitar hold steady low notes, drums hit hard on the 1 and 3)
I sense it deep inside my soul
This battle's weight has reached its goal
The fight is true, I will accept
The vow I made, the promise kept
Encouragement in every stride
There's nowhere left for you to hide.
KEEP PRESSING IN!

(Guitar Solo - Heavy, high-gain, melodic solo over a driving drum and bass rhythm, leading into a final, building drum fill)

(Chorus - Explodes back in, full force)
HEAR THE RATTLE OF THE DRUMS!
A NEW DAWN, THE VICTORY COMES!
I'M TAKING BACK THE POWER YOU STOLE
LOSING GRIP, LOSING ALL CONTROL!
I AM TOO STRONG FOR YOU TO HINDER
WATCH YOUR KINGDOM TURN TO CINDER!
FIGHT, SON, FIGHT!
WITH THE TRUTH AS MY SWORD, I CLAIM THE LIGHT!

(Outro)
The lie... it has no power.
The lie... it has no power.
(Repeat and fade out with heavy guitar feedback and relentless drums.)

Alternative rock, anthemic, war drums, heavy guitars