[Verse 1]
Gunmetal morning, boots on pavement
Cobbled warning, faces drawn
Brass in pockets, heads held vacant
Waiting silent for the dawn

[Pre-Chorus]
Lost in headlines, twisted meaning
Careless footfalls, jagged truth
Painted futures, never gleaning
Parade of caution marching through

[Chorus]
Raise the flag above the ruins
Ride the shadow, draw the line
Crimson shadows marching forward
We don't wait for any sign

[Post-Chorus]
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh

[Verse 2]
Trailing smoke across the alleys
Steel-toed boots and ragged eyes
With a bitter taste of glory
And the tremor of disguise

[Pre-Chorus]
Between the sirens and the fiction
Every promise turns to stone
We take aim without conviction
As the streets become our throne

[Chorus]
Raise the flag above the ruins
Ride the shadow, draw the line
Crimson shadows marching forward
We don't wait for any sign

[Post-Chorus]
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh

[Bridge]
Painted shells on cracked pavements
Mirrored eyes beneath the grime
Promises fade in backroom basements
Counting casualties in rhyme

[Verse 3]
Crimson laughter down the tunnels
Broken pride behind the glass
Dreams dissolve in rusted barrels
Let the old world stumble past

[Pre-Chorus]
Under thinning clouds of thunder
We keep marching, boots and breath
Grasping reasons torn asunder
Trading hope for what is left

[Chorus]
Raise the flag above the ruins
Ride the shadow, draw the line
Crimson shadows marching forward
We don't wait for any sign

[Post-Chorus]
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh,

[Outro]
Shadow traders counting tally
Silent lips and loaded hands
Scraps of faith, a tattered rally
Stains that memory withstands

Last salute to steel and reason
Grey horizons closing slow
Patterns bleed into the season
Keep on marching, don’t let go

[Post-Chorus]
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
