[Intro – Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
Young hands raised for an oath they swore,
To stand for peace, and march to war.
Boots on sand, blood on stone,
Hearts of iron, far from home.
No parades, just battle cries,
No heroes seen through hollow eyes.
They fight, they bleed, they break, they cope—
Carvin’ freedom out of smoke.
[Chorus]
They are the echoes of the brave,
The names we carry, the ones who gave.
In every flag that’s raised and flown,
They walk beside us, though unknown.
Through every silence, through every grave—
We still hear the echoes of the brave.
[Verse 2]
They came back with a thousand-yard stare,
The war still breathin’ in the air.
Wounds too deep for skin to show,
But still he stands, and still he grows.
They fold the flag with trembling hands,
Still sees their boots in bloodstained sands.
They gave it all, they bear the pain—
Love engraved in each dog tag name.
[Chorus – Stronger]
They are the echoes of the brave,
The fallen stars we couldn’t save.
In every story left untold,
They shine like fire in the cold.
Through every march, each vow we make—
We walk with the echoes of the brave.
[Bridge – Spoken Over Soft Guitar]
“To the ones still fighting… to the ones who didn’t make it back…
You’re not forgotten. You never will be.”
[Final Chorus]
They are the echoes of the brave,
The ones who chose to face the grave.
So we could speak, and live, and dream—
While they held death behind the screen.
Through every flag we raise and wave—
We kneel for the echoes of the brave.
[Outro – Slow Fade, 21-Gun Salute Echoes Softly]
[Spoken]
“Mission complete. Rest easy, soldier.”
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