(Music begins: A melodic, harmonized lead guitar line soars over the top (A7X style) [Am, G, C, F]. Drums build from a steady snare/kick march to a powerful, driving beat with double-bass flourishes (Mike Portnoy style.)
(Vocals: M. Shadows style)
(Verse 1 - Clean Guitar, Muted Vocals)
The world outside, it's grinding gears
A symphony of silent fears
I held my breath, I clenched my fists
A lifetime in that ultrasound mist
Then your cry, a siren's wail
A fragile ship in a cosmic gale
And every doubt I ever knew
Just shattered when I looked at you...
(Heavy Rhythm Section Kicks In - Distorted Guitars, Driving Drums [Think the main riff of Enter Sandman])
(Chorus - Powerful, Uplifting, Full Band)
(Vocals: Tense, building, higher register - M. Shadows style)
I will be the wall against the spite!
The shelter in the endless night!
I'll be the anchor and the shore!
I'll be the thing you're fighting for!
This is my vow, my sacred creed!
To plant a future from this seed!
My hands are yours to build upon!
Until my final breath is gone!
(Verse 2 - Heavy Riff Continues)
(Vocals: Tense, building, higher register - M. Shadows style)
I see my father's ghost in me
The things he was, I'll never be
That broken chain, I break again
I will not fail you, I will bend
I'll learn the words to soothe the pain
To dance with you in falling rain
I'll trade my armor for a knee
To see the world the way you see!
(Chorus - Even More Powerful, Higher Vocal Intensity)
(Vocals: Tense, building, higher register - M. Shadows style)
I will be the wall against the spite!
The shelter in the endless night!
I'll be the anchor and the shore!
I'll be the thing you're fighting for!
This is my vow, my sacred creed!
To plant a future from this seed!
My hands are yours to build upon!
Until my final breath is gone!
(Bridge - Tempo shifts to a crushing, slow, heavy groove. Vocals are gritty and declarative.)
I can't promise gold or kingdoms won...
I can't promise battles never come...
I can't stop the storm... or turn the tide...
But I swear I'll always be right by your side.
(Guitar Solo - melodic yet aggressive, wah-wah driven, expressing struggle, hope, and triumph. Backed by the heavy rhythm section.)
(Chorus - Powerful, Uplifting, Full Band)
(Vocals: Tense, building, higher register - M. Shadows style)
I will be the wall against the spite!
The shelter in the endless night!
I'll be the anchor and the shore!
I'll be the thing you're fighting for!
This is my vow, my sacred creed!
To plant a future from this seed!
My hands are yours to build upon!
Until my final breath is gone!
(Outro Chorus - The entire band returns, anthemic and triumphant. Possibly with layered harmonies on the last lines.)
I WILL BE THE WALL AGAINST THE SPITE!
YOUR SHELTER IN THE ENDLESS NIGHT!
I'LL BE THE ANCHOR AND THE SHORE!
I'LL BE THE THING YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR!
THIS IS MY VOW, MY SACRED CREED!
TO PLANT A FUTURE FROM THIS SEED!
MY HANDS ARE YOURS TO BUILD UPON!
UNTIL MY FINAL BREATH... IS... GONE
SeaForgedSons
