(Intro)
(Sound of marching feet slowly building, followed by a slow, then accelerating and powerful drum beat, leading into a heavy, angry rock guitar riff. There's a palpable sense of mounting oppression.)
(Verse 1)
Night descends, no stars above, the sky is black, no guiding light,
People suffer in the streets, living broken, losing every fight.
Sweet promises, empty lies, deceivers sit upon the throne,
They drain our sweat, they crush our pride, for power they have grown.
(Pre-Chorus)
Where is justice? Where's the voice of the masses?
Only echoes of their orders, as our anguish passes.
Their eyes are blind, their hearts are stone-cold,
Our blood has spilled, a story never to be left untold!
(Chorus)
Rise up! Rise up! Oh, slumbering souls!
Tear down the walls of tyranny, let fury take its tolls!
Scream out your anger! Until the mountains roar!
Overthrow the tyrants, for a future we implore!
Oh-oh-oh-oh! We are not their puppets!
Oh-oh-oh-oh! This is the voice of the common man!
(Verse 2)
False kings recline, in their palaces of gold,
Blind to the suffering, as our stories unfold.
Corruption rampant, truth is bought and sold,
Courts are rigged, our voices stifled and controlled.
Our lands are stolen, our rights are denied,
A burning vengeance, deep inside, can no longer hide!
(Pre-Chorus)
Where is justice? Where's the voice of the masses?
Only echoes of their orders, as our anguish passes.
Their eyes are blind, their hearts are stone-cold,
Our blood has spilled, a story never to be left untold!
(Chorus)
Rise up! Rise up! Oh, slumbering souls!
Tear down the walls of tyranny, let fury take its tolls!
Scream out your anger! Until the mountains roar!
Overthrow the tyrants, for a future we implore!
Oh-oh-oh-oh! We are not their puppets!
Oh-oh-oh-oh! This is the voice of the common man!
(Bridge)
Enough of empty pledges, enough of their deceit,
Now is the time for us, our unity complete.
No more fear, no more dread,
For our children's future, we'll fight until we're dead!
(Guitar Solo - aggressive, filled with raw emotion and rage)
(Chorus)
Rise up! Rise up! Oh, slumbering souls!
Tear down the walls of tyranny, let fury take its tolls!
Scream out your anger! Until the mountains roar!
Overthrow the tyrants, for a future we implore!
Oh-oh-oh-oh! We are not their puppets!
Oh-oh-oh-oh! This is the voice of the common man!
(Outro)
(Music intensifies, becoming more ferocious, with ad-libs like 'Freedom!' or 'Fight! Fight!')
Fight! Fight!
Tear them down! Tyrants!
Flames of Fury! Freedom! Freedom!