Fallen Angel (Rise Again)

[Intro]
(Heavy driving guitar riff with pounding drums, building tension under stormy atmosphere, then explosive power chords fading into clean fingerpicked storytelling guitar)


[Verse 1]
Down on this weathered bench where the streetlights fade to gray
Head hanging heavy, hiding the scars of yesterday
Wings like old canvas, torn and stained with blood and rain
Once you flew the high roads, now you’re walking these back lanes


[Pre-Chorus]
Thunder cracks the silence, the city’s holding its breath
One shaft of light cuts through, like a promise after death


[Chorus]
Fallen angel, rise again
Through the fire, through the pouring rain
Those wings are battered but the fire’s still there
Fallen angel, breathing this cold air
Hear the distant thunder call your name
Rise up slow, and stake your claim


[Guitar Solo Interlude]
(Storytelling melodic guitar solo with Knopfler-inspired fingerpicking bends and clean tone, over subtle reggae-tinged offbeat drums)


[Verse 2]
Cold pavement underfoot, echoes of a brighter day
Golden flecks drifting down like memories blown away
You touched the endless blue once, felt the sun upon your face
Now the neon hums low, in this forgotten place


[Pre-Chorus]
But that light keeps pushing through the cracks in the night
Whispering quiet promises, gonna make it right


[Chorus]
Fallen angel, rise again
Through the fire, through the pouring rain
Those wings are battered but the fire’s still there
Fallen angel, breathing this cold air
Hear the distant thunder call your name
Rise up slow, and stake your claim


[Verse 3]
The blood on the wood is drying, the ache starts to ease
Feel something shifting inside, like a warm southern breeze
Wings catch a spark now, glowing against the dark
Redemption comes quiet, but it leaves its mark
You stand from that old bench, thunder rolling in your stride
No longer fallen — you’re walking with the tide


[Bridge]
(Slower, dramatic build with clean fingerpicked guitar turning into heavy distortion)
No more hiding, no more chains
Spread those wings through the wind and rain
The road was long, the night was cold
But from the ruins, stories are told…


[Instrumental Break]
(Epic thumping hard rock section: double-kick drums pounding, crushing palm-muted riffs, subtle reggae offbeat accents, extended storytelling guitar solo with melodic bends and fingerstyle flair)


[Final Chorus]
Fallen angel, rise again (rise again)
Through the fire, through the pouring rain
Wings reborn in the breaking dawn
Fallen angel, the battle’s won
To the open sky, answer the call
Rise up, warrior — claim it all
Fallen angel… fly


[Outro]
(Extended crushing hard rock riff blending into clean melodic fingerpicked guitar, layered harmonies on “fly”, fading into triumphant atmospheric echoes with distant thunder and a final soaring lead line)


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