Shadows in the Mirror

### **"The Mask Slips Away"** **(Verse 1)** Once a land of promise, of hope and liberty, A beacon in the darkness, where the chained could break free. They fought the tyrants’ armies, their banners held so high, But now the stars are fading, and truth begins to die. **(Pre-Chorus)** Promises whispered, sweet lies in the air, The rich buy the voices, and no one seems to care. The press bends the story, the truth becomes a sin, And the land of the free is caged from within. **(Chorus)** Oh, democracy’s dying, step by step, day by day, The mask of the righteous is slipping away. Where billionaires whisper, and powers obey, The dream turns to ashes, as they tighten the chain. **(Verse 2)** They sow seeds of hatred, divide us by our name, While minorities are trampled, and the guilty shift the blame. Opponents are silenced, their shadows left behind, And the shameless rise to power with a crooked, hollow mind. **(Pre-Chorus)** Promises broken, but no one seems to see, The hand that feeds them poison is the one they call free. Integrity’s forgotten, dishonesty's the creed, And the people are deluded while the oligarchs feed. **(Chorus)** Oh, democracy’s dying, step by step, day by day, The mask of the righteous is slipping away. Where billionaires whisper, and powers obey, The dream turns to ashes, as they tighten the chain. **(Bridge)** Once, they fought the fascists, the tyrants, the cruel, Now they wear the same fashion and rewrite the rules. The land of the brave, the home of the free, bows to the rich in their oligarchy. **(Chorus)** Oh, democracy’s dying, step by step, day by day, The mask of the righteous is slipping away. Where billionaires whisper, and powers obey, The dream turns to ashes, as they tighten the chain. **(Outro)** Was it ever so noble, was it ever so true, Or just a painted facade, now bleeding through? The mask lies broken, the lie on display, And the people still cheer as their freedom decays.