12 The Vanguard Still Burns

Twelve lie behind us, twelve names in the ground We built these walls from the wreckage we found The Vanguard is broken, but we made it survive Steel over stone just to keep us alive We learned every pathway, every sound in the trees We know where they hide, we know where they breathe No more watching shadows crawl over the wall Tonight they will find us waiting when they call Thermal trace confirmed Three contacts closing Wind in our favor They don't know we're ready Wait for my signal... Now! Through the leaves, through the fire, Strike the dark and climb higher! Steel in hand, blood in the rain, We won't be hunted again! Hear the metal, hear the roar, They won't breach this wall anymore! From the wreck, from ash and flame, Tonight they learn the Vanguard's name! My brother's blood still stains the ground The ones who took him won't leave this round Every broken plate became another blade Every piece of the ship became a trap we made They thought us wounded, thought us weak They followed our blood, they followed our trail But every step that brought them near Was one more step into their final fear Three contacts down The fourth is fleeing Open the gate Let it see what we've been building Don't stop it... Let it run! Through the leaves, through the fire, Strike the dark and climb higher! Steel in hand, blood in the rain, We won't be hunted again! Hear the metal, hear the roar, They won't breach this wall anymore! From the wreck, from ash and flame, Tonight they learn the Vanguard's name! Let the survivor carry what it saw Let it take our warning through the dark Let every creature hear the sound Of twelve lost souls beneath this ground We were the wreckage they came to feed on Now we are the fire they cannot outrun This is not the end of our war This is the night we become something more Break the silence, light the flame! Call the darkness by its name! Raise the steel, defend the ground! Let the whole damn jungle hear the sound! Twelve are gone, but we're still here! No more running, no more fear! From the wreck, from ash and flame, They'll carry back the Vanguard's name! We survived! We rebuilt! We remember! We strike back!