Where We Stand

Powerful, confident epic folk‑rock with driving groove. Bayan leads rhythm, banjo and balalaika add percussive accents, lute weaves dark arpeggios, bouzouki brings bright, twangy texture. TR‑909 delivers punchy kick, crisp snare, rapid hats. 135–145 BPM, dynamic contrasts, bold crescendos, sharp cuts.

[Verse 1] We came up where the river bends With dust on our boots and our hands as friends The old road buckled beneath the rain Still we struck our names into the grain [Pre-Chorus] No crown to claim, no debt to hide We take the hill from the open side [Chorus] Raise the doors, let the whole earth know We are the ones who decide where we go Shoulder to shoulder, heart into stone We make a kingdom wherever we stand alone [Verse 2] At the mill, the wheel turned slow Aunt Mara kept the fire aglow She said, “A promise is only a sound Till you lift your neighbor off the ground” [Pre-Chorus] No crown to claim, no debt to hide We take the hill from the open side [Chorus] Raise the doors, let the whole earth know We are the ones who decide where we go Shoulder to shoulder, heart into stone We make a kingdom wherever we stand alone [Bridge] Cut the rope, clear the pass Hold the line when the hard winds blast If one falls, then ten hands rise We carry the dawn in our own two eyes [Final Chorus] Raise the doors, let the whole earth know We are the ones who decide where we go Shoulder to shoulder, heart into stone We make a kingdom wherever we stand alone We make a kingdom wherever we stand alone [Outro] Where we stand Where we stand