We Carry Our Own
Gears of War · Delta-One
The story in the song
Delta Squad sings as one in this original Gears of War tribute. We Carry Our Own follows the trilogy through individual voices, a shared oath, and the names the survivors still carry.
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Lyrics
Delta-One, sound off!
The world went under.
We went after it!
No clean slate. No debt undone.
Dom broke the lock; I took the gun.
Keep your medals. Watch my flank.
I count who's breathing, not my rank.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
When the ground gives way,
you're not alone.
Your fight is mine till the last round's gone.
Grab hold of me - we're getting home!
The world can fall. We stand as one.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
Empty stands, but I still hear that roar.
No whistle's gonna end this war.
I keep you laughing. I take the strain.
Clear that lane - HERE COMES THE TRAIN!
Great plan. We're trapped. The engine's fried.
Give me a minute, not advice.
I don't do faith. I do repairs.
Then drag you out like I don't care.
My orders say we take this street.
My soldiers aren't names upon a sheet.
Stay on my shoulder. Watch that door.
I step out first. That's what rank is for.
That bandanna - I've heard your name.
One day they'll look at me the same.
New armor, but I'll pull my weight -
My rifle's jammed. No - wait -
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
When the ground gives way,
you're not alone.
Your fight is mine till the last round's gone.
Grab hold of me - we're getting home!
The world can fall. We stand as one.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
New boots. Same name. My brother's war.
You taught me what we're fighting for.
I kept on firing from the rear -
Tell Mom I tried. Tell her I was here.
My scars aren't proof I cannot break.
They're proof I stood for someone's sake.
Dizzy, go. Your daughters wait.
I'll hold him here. You get away.
Two girls to feed. One rig to steer.
That's how a Stranded ends up here.
Betty, don't fail me. Bite that ground -
Nobody walks while I'm around.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
When the ground gives way,
you're not alone.
Your fight is mine till the last round's gone.
Grab hold of me - we're getting home!
The world can fall. We stand as one.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
I tracked your squad across a screen.
Now I walk streets I've never seen.
Check your left - I'm fighting too.
There's still a world to build with you.
My father fell at Anvil Gate.
I know what standing here can take.
Save the wisecracks. Watch my right.
We can argue when we make daylight.
The kid they pulled out of the smoke
Grew up and took a soldier's oath.
I know who all these bullets are for -
The next scared child behind a door.
Two brothers' names across my skin.
I brace the gun and dig right in.
Come take the third. Come try your luck.
Still here, you bastards. Spin it up!
I brought you out. You helped me search.
We found her deep beneath the earth.
I lost her twice. I won't lose you.
There's one thing left these hands can do.
That truck still runs. Your way is blocked.
There's one last door I can unlock.
Get clear, old friend. Don't turn around.
Take all our names beyond this town.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
When the ground gives way,
you're not alone.
Your fight is mine till the last round's gone.
Grab hold of me - we're getting home!
The world can fall. We stand as one.
DELTA! WE CARRY OUR OWN!
Dom, there's daylight on the sea.
You should be standing here with me.
Anthony. Ben. Kim. Tie.
No cheers tonight. Just sea and sky.
We set our weapons on the stone
For all the ones we couldn't bring home.
We carry you.
We carry our own.
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