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THE FIVE GUARDS
10/23/2025
Ivan Sanchis Garcia
Ivan Sanchis Garcia
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Ivan Sanchis Garcia
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[Intro — sparse harp, distant drums, low strings]
Five ways to stand, five ways to steel,
the center holds what all must feel.
Not a stance to shelter, not a stance to hide —
each guard a killing thought, each guard a warrior’s pride.
[Verse 1 — steady, spoken-melodic then opening]
High, middle, low — the pillars hold,
left and right, the edges bold.
The middle crowns the general’s view,
from center rises what the five pursue.
[Pre-Chorus — strings swell]
Do not mistake posture for mere defense,
see every opening as an armament of sense.
[Chorus — full, anthemic, choir + guitars]
Stand without standing, hold without hold,
every motion sharp, every breath controlled.
Strike in one beat, strike before thought,
the blade decides the battle that the mind has wrought.
[Verse 2 — heavier, rhythmic]
Grip with intent, fingers tight yet free,
long blade flows like stream to sea.
Not the hurried slash, nor fan’s quick play —
the long sword’s path is slow and slays.
[Bridge — ritual cadence, whispered lines into choir]
Top to middle, middle to low,
sideways sweep when little space will show.
Move as the water, move as the tide,
the guard without guard — the killer’s guide.
[Solo / Interlude — soaring guitar over bodhrán & strings]
[Final Chorus — maximal power, layered choirs, call-and-response]
Stand without standing, hold without hold,
every motion sharp, every breath controlled.
One single measure, one perfect blow,
the warrior’s rhythm — hit before the foe knows.
[Outro — decrescendo: harp + distant choir echoes]
Guard without guard, the lesson learned,
strike without thought, the tide returned.
Flowing blade, unbound and free —
the five guards teach the way to be.
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