Stand in the smoke

Текст песни:

[Intro]
(battle drums, distant bagpipes)
[Verse 1]
You came through the dust, moving like you’re sure of every step (echo: sure of every step)
I watched, half-hidden—just tracing the bruise at your jaw,
Steel in your eyes, you never say much, but your hands, always firm, never soft.
You walk with the sound of machines in your head, the march in your veins.
Tonight, I write this as though you might ever read my side of things.

[Pre-Chorus]
I know you move with the rhythm I can’t forget (can’t forget)
I know you fight like the day breaks stone—I won’t step away yet.

[Chorus]
Stand in the smoke, don’t disappear,
Over and over: you’re the reason I’m here.
Iron and ash, carrying on,
Say your word and I’ll follow along.
(again: Stand in the smoke, don’t disappear)

[Verse 2]
Once, you smiled when I lined up, boots in the mud, stubborn and quiet beside you.
You taught me the habit of looking ahead, not flinching when everything splits.
This diary’s a list of the rough things you did and the better ones you meant to do.
All the silence that passed between shouts.

[Chorus]
Stand in the smoke, don’t disappear,
Over and over: you’re the reason I’m here.
Iron and ash, carrying on,
Say your word and I’ll follow along.
(whisper: Stand in the smoke, stand in the smoke)

[Bridge] (in Gaelic)
Air ais gu làr, bha thu làidir – chan eil e crìoch,
Gun fhacal, dìreach sàmhach; leanainn do cheum, buan is fìor.
(Return to earth, you were strong – it isn’t over,
Without words, just silence; I follow your step, steadfast and true.)

[Solo]
(bagpipes, battle drums – echo fading into low orchestral swell)

[Chorus]
Stand in the smoke, don’t disappear,
Over and over: you’re the reason I’m here.
Iron and ash, carrying on,
Say your word and I’ll follow along—
You’re the reason I’m here, you’re the reason I’m here, you’re the reason I’m here, you’re the reason I’m here.

[Outro]
(calling, faint bagpipe motif)
(echo: Over and over, you’re the reason)