"Carry Forth the Fire" - A Song for Total Defence

In commemoration of 40 years of Total Defence in 2024, there was a collaboration with The Songwriter Music College (TSMC) to get their students to write a song in support of Total Defence. The song, "Carry Forth the Fire", written and sung by AEONA, a homegrown singer-songwriter, emerged as the winner.

The music video was refreshed in 2025.

“Carry Forth the Fire” - A Song for Total Defence

(There’s a part for everyone)
There’s a part for everyone, in this land where we belong
Let’s heed the call, come one and all, you and I, we’ll keep our nation strong

Rise
And rise up high
Let us unite
We’re gonna fight

We’ll sing
And sing with pride
The fire ignites
Our time to shine

So Singapore unite, this is our home, defend with pride
With raging hearts of lions, you know there’s nothing we can’t fight

So Singapore unite, this is our home, defend with pride
For our future, our light, we’ll carry forth the fire

Ooh
We’ll carry forth the fire

Hey... we've come so far, shoutout to ‘84, yea we’re still going strong, we’ll be alright
Dear Singapore, 6 pillars’ got us all, they’re working round the clock, to heed the nation’s call

It’s time for our generation, take charge, protect our land
Like Mum and Dad and Gramps have done their part to build this city
This city’s full of love, this city’s full of joy
We’re hearts of lions, yea let’s do this hand-in-hand, it’s time to

(There’s a part for everyone) We’ll carry forth the fire
(There’s a part for everyone) We’ll carry forth the fire