No Orders | They Called Him Cavalry - Track 22

They Called Him Cavalry - Act II: Command Track 22 - Confederate Soldier "No Orders" [Verse 1] You ever hear a fight start Without a sound? No cheer, no call— Just the ground… Changing shape when you’re looking down. We thought we were early. Thought we had time. Then the hill wasn’t empty anymore. Just… occupied. [Verse 2] Didn’t see a man waving folks on. Didn’t hear a voice say move or gone. They just… were, where we meant to be, Like they’d borrowed the place ahead of me. I remember thinking— Someone should be yelling. That’s when I knew We weren’t the ones doing the telling. [Refrain] No orders given. That’s the truth. Still everything I did Was already too late to choose. [Verse 3] There were two up front, I think. Hard to say. One kept watching distance like it talked back. The other watched men, Like he knew what they’d do before they’d act. Didn’t look mean. Didn’t look kind. Just… certain. That’s worse, you’ll find. [Verse 4] We fired where sense said they should be. Sense was wrong. Sense left early. Every step I took Closed something I couldn’t see. You don’t feel brave in a fight like that. You don’t feel scared, neither. You just feel… Finished, before the end gets here. [Refrain] No orders given. No reason named. Still my feet kept moving Like they’d been trained. [Bridge] Some boys froze. Some ran fast. Some went quiet— Like the moment passed them by Before it ever got a chance to last. They didn’t chase us. Didn’t need to. They just let the ground Decide who stayed true. [Verse 5] I ran. Not proud of it. Not ashamed. Just… ran. Felt like if I stayed still long enough, They’d know my name. [Final Refrain] No orders given. Still we broke. Not from fire— From realizing the fight Was already spoke. ----- They Called Him Cavalry was made with the use of AI for the instrumental and vocal elements. The story, characters, songwriting, etc. were done by me (For the Record Folks).