Voices

[CAIRO] Do you really want to lose Everything you built to last, or Forget, erase it from the past Everyone is counting on you Now Say Everything's okay Don't do something Erratic Finish this Entirely No time to freeze Someone's got to End this thing And you know what to say When you're in the thick of a game And you know your team will lose And you see them start to pray But they hear us in the crowd Our voices joining loud To spell the word they need to hear So loud and clear Let's hear you say it now Defense, defense, better hold tight! Don't let them win, not tonight We are unshakeable, Tigers unbreakable D-E-F-E-N-S-E, raise them back to victory Not just on the football field But here and now, when shit gets real [RILEY, spoken] If we mess with this it's going to look a hundred times worse than just getting help [CAIRO, spoken] And if we don't, we spend the year in a murder investigation [sung] And I know you understand Don't need me to hold your hand Don't compromise, just close your eyes-- Imagine facing stands And the school that needs this cheer The school that needs you here To fight along and sing the song And save us all from fear Defense, defense, on top now And don't let them in, can't stop now We are survivors, unmatchable Tigers D-E-F-E-N-S-E, oldest cheer in history Get the story straight and clean Fight protect and save the team Defense [RILEY] Even if it hurts her [CAIRO] Forget [RILEY] Everyone deserts her No one deserves this [CAIRO] Sacrifice is worth it Even you know it's true, I know you do We are the soul of the school The pride in the name The heart and the flame [RILEY] Our words are pure inspiration Years of creation [RILEY, CAIRO] Changing the nation [CAIRO, spoken] You asked what I can give this team, well, here it is. We do this and we go to Regionals. That's the whole point, isn't it? Tiger Pride? [RILEY, CAIRO] We are the soul of the school [RILEY, CAIRO, KATE] The pride in the name [RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH] The heart and the flame [RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH, REESE] Our words are pure inspiration Years of creation Changing the nation Defense, defense, better hold tight Just pray you'll get out alive We are the Tigers, heroes and liars D-E-F-E-N-S-E, tamper with a murder scene Not the proudest thing we've done But Tigers fight until they've won They've won We are the soul of the school (We-) The pride in the name (We are-) The heart and the flame (We are-) Our words are pure inspiration (We-) Years of creation (are-) Changing the nation (ah-) [MATTIE, spoken] What's going on? I heard something [RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH, REESE] Defense, defense [MATTIE, spoken] Is everything okay? [RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH, REESE] Defense, defense, defense, defense