Once More We Rise

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Lyrics

The citadel lies tilted beneath a forest of roots
(無数の根が森をなす地下で 城塞は傾いて眠る)
Stairways vanish where giant roots have split the stone
(巨木の根が石を裂き 階段はその狭間へ消えてゆく)
We clear the moss from the buried court
(埋もれた中庭から苔を払いのける)
Warm light wakes beneath the marks our elders carved
(祖先が刻んだ印の下で 温かな光が目を覚ます)

砕けた塔を越えて
(Beyond the shattered towers)
眠る空へ手を伸ばす
(We reach toward the sleeping sky)

Once more we rise above the ancient wood
(我らは再び立ち上がり 太古の森を越えてゆく)
眠れる石は光をまとい
(The sleeping stones are robed in light)
Once more we rise and every voice returns
(我らは再び立ち上がり 失われた声がすべて帰ってくる)
崩れた都に光が満ちてゆく
(Light floods the ruined city)

もう一度
(Once more)
Once more we rise
(我らはもう一度立ち上がる)

風の止んだ回廊に足音が戻る
(Footsteps return to corridors where the wind has fallen still)
崩れた石段に新たな足跡が連なる
(New footprints line the broken stone steps)
閉ざされた中庭に木漏れ日が舞い
(Dappled sunlight dances through the long-closed courtyard)
沈黙していた石が掌に熱を返す
(The silent stones return their warmth to our palms)

Beneath our feet the buried arches wake
(足元で 埋もれた石門が目を覚ます)
A line of light climbs every ancient seam
(一筋の光が 古き石の継ぎ目を一つずつ昇ってゆく)

Once more we rise above the ancient wood
(我らは再び立ち上がり 太古の森を越えてゆく)
眠れる石は光をまとい
(The sleeping stones are robed in light)
Once more we rise and every voice returns
(我らは再び立ち上がり 失われた声がすべて帰ってくる)
崩れた都に光が満ちてゆく
(Light floods the ruined city)

谷底に残る影が
(The shadows lingering in the valley depths)
まだ私たちの名を呼んでいる
(Are still calling our names)

The broken towers wait beneath the tangled canopy
(絡み合う枝葉の天蓋の下で 崩れた塔が待ち続ける)
We lay our hands upon the waking stone
(目覚めゆく石に 我らは手を重ねる)

立ち上がれ
(Rise)
Once more
(もう一度)
声を重ね
(Let our voices join)
We rise
(我らは立ち上がる)

Once more we rise above the ancient wood
(我らは再び立ち上がり 太古の森を越えてゆく)
眠れる石は光をまとい
(The sleeping stones are robed in light)
Once more we rise and every voice returns
(我らは再び立ち上がり 失われた声がすべて帰ってくる)
崩れた都に光が満ちてゆく
(Light floods the ruined city)
The towers pierce the canopy and face the stars
(塔は枝葉の天蓋を貫き 星々を仰ぐ)
失くした名が新しい歌に変わる
(The names once lost become a new song)
Once more we rise with our home alive within us
(故郷を胸の内に息づかせ 我らは再び立ち上がる)
この空の果てへ共に昇れ
(Rise together to the farthest reaches of this sky)

Once more we rise
(我らはもう一度立ち上がる)
もう一度 空へ
(Once more into the sky)

Prompt

Create an anthemic melodic power metal song titled Once More We Rise, with symphonic elements supporting the power-metal core. Start with an immediate 2-4 second melodic hook and bring in the full band almost at once; no ambient opening, slow orchestral swell, or extended cinematic intro. Drive the song with relentless double-time drums, rapid double bass, tight galloping rhythm guitars, bright harmonized leads, and driving bass. Keep the main melody highly singable, heroic, bittersweet, and instantly memorable. Use female clean lead and high-tone male power vocal as twin voices, with English and Japanese sharing major sections. Verses stay compact and propulsive, pre-choruses rise quickly, and choruses explode into broad anthem-sized hooks. After chorus two, use a brief sparse reset, then rebuild quickly into renewed speed. Return the ascending melodic cell at each major re-entry, larger each time. End with a huge final chorus, layered twin vocals, choir support, and harmonized leads.