Dawn of the Banner

[Intro] Rising shadow, steel and breath collide Dawn’s first light finds the heart unchained [Verse 1] Iron whispers, muscles drum a vow Footbeats echo through the arena of doubt Banners ripple like promises in wind Each rep a vow, each sweat-streak a crown [Pre-Chorus] Footsteps pound the line of fear, I lean in close The pulse becomes a drum of war inside my chest [Chorus] I face the storm, I rise, I claim the height My will a blazing banner in the breaking light No retreat, just forward force and drive I break the limits, I feel the surge thrive [Verse 2] Ropes of dawn tighten around the breath I borrow Grip and grit collide, a furnace in the marrow Steel eyes gaze beyond the roar of the crowd I am the forge, I am the vow avowed [Pre-Chorus] Breath-to-breath, I measure fear and cast it down The climb becomes a hymn I sing aloud [Chorus] I face the storm, I rise, I claim the height My will a blazing banner in the breaking light No retreat, just forward force and drive I break the limits, I feel the surge thrive [Bridge] Rising dawn, a cathedral of flame and fate Steps become stairs to a throne of fate I am tempered by the heat, I am unconfined A silent roar grows louder, seams unwind [Chorus] I face the storm, I rise, I claim the height My will a blazing banner in the breaking light No retreat, just forward force and drive I break the limits, I feel the surge thrive [Outro] Banner high, the horizon splits in gold Victory whispers in the ironed breath I hold Rise, rise, the dawn seals my triumph whole