STAINLESS STEEL CITY - ORIGINAL SONG

THE FORWARD ANTHEM

Chorus

The audacity

In this Stainless Steel City

To try to tell ‘em what to see

To try to tell ‘em how to be

No capacity

Not a scratch, ya see?

Don’t try to tell us what to see

Don’t try to tell us what to be

Verse 1

Don’t budge, don’t bend

Save that twist for your friends

We know where we stand

Behind that crooked line in the sand

You weren’t anchoring a pillar

You were running an island

Verse 2

Don’t stay shiny

Don’t let the metal breathe

Cut ‘em down at the knees

Death on Hypocrisy Street

Sing the Song of Purity

And disagree to disagree

Chorus

The audacity

In this Stainless Steel City

To try to tell ‘em what to see

To try to tell ‘em how to be

No capacity

Not a scratch, ya see?

Don’t try to tell us what to see

Don’t try to tell us what to be

Verse 3

Don’t freeze, don’t frame

No one gets to own your name

The foundation remains

But don’t build a future out of chains

What came before made the ground

It never meant to hold us down

Bridge

Steel runs through our bones

We build bridges, not thrones

Let the rivers run

Let the new day come

We build bridges, not thrones

Let the rivers run

Let the new day come Let the new day come

Chorus

The audacity

In this Stainless Steel City

To try to tell ‘em what to see

To try to tell ‘em how to be

©WRITTEN BY: KELLY DAILEY

09/23/2026