Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [bagpipes drone Slow build] Wind in the fences Dust in their teeth Bootheels like hammers Guns hanging Asleep [Verse 1] Two worn shadows Cut from the red dawn Spurs barely singing Each breath a long yawn of fear They know what comes here A torn photograph Folded in one vest A silver locket Pressed to a chest Both of them praying To lose Or be blessed [Chorus] Dust on the draw One step Then never again One shot rings clear And the world forgets their names One falls slow One stands Staring at his hand Dust on the draw Blood on the sand [Verse 2] They nod No words Nothing left to explain Years of bad choices Running like trains through their veins Old debts Old names Sun hits steel Ten paces feel like a mile A crow starts laughing Breaks the sky for a while (hey!) Time holds its breath Around their crooked smiles [Chorus] Dust on the draw One step Then never again One shot rings clear And the world forgets their names One hits hard One sways Trying to understand Dust on the draw Blood on the sand [Bridge] [bagpipes and accordion lead Drums drop to toms] He drops to his knees Hat rolling away A whisper of smoke Curling into the day He thinks of a sister He never wrote back A boy on a fence rail Watching the tracks While the last light Leaves his eyes The other man Feels nothing rise No relief No righteous fire Just an echo Getting quieter and drier (oh) [Chorus] Dust on the draw One step Then never again One shot rings clear And the world forgets their names One grave cut One man walking Empty hands Dust on the draw Blood on the sand [Outro] [steel guitar and bagpipes intertwine Tempo slows] Wind in the fences Story thins to air Just dust on the draw And a ghost in the glare
Tags
folk, Epic symphonic folk-metal with male vocals, blending galloping double-kick, crunchy alt-metal guitars, and mournful steel guitar. Bagpipes carry the main theme in the intro and bridge, accordion swells color the verses, and the chorus explodes with full orchestra hits and stacked gang vocals. Dynamic arc from tense, spacious storytelling to a massive, triumphant yet tragic final refrain that rings like a battle hymn., folk metal, symphonic metal, alternative metal, metal, accordion
Duration
4:54
Instrumental
No
Created
2/23/2026