The Wea$els - First Comes the Man (inspired by Flimmerkiste [ @flimmerkiste ] )

[Intro – Solo piano, soft, distant strings, very calm] (no lyrics) [Verse 1 – Sung softly, John Lennon-style] I don’t stand here asking for power I don’t stand here asking for thrones No crown, no reign, no armies to cower No man grows tall when another man groans I don’t want to conquer or shatter I don’t want to command or divide I just want to see what truly matters – That we stand on the same human side [Verse 2 – Sung, slightly stronger] These fields could feed us all if we let them These streets could hold us, not keep us apart But we learned to travel and still forget them – The speed of the plane, not the beat of the heart We built machines, but lost the meaning We gathered knowledge, lost the grace We send our voices, oceans leaning – But miss the person face to face [Chorus – Rising, harmonized (high harmony over lead)] First comes the man, then the machine First the conscience, then the scene First the mercy, then the law – That’s the world worth fighting for [Verse 3 – Sung, more intense] Don’t let them lead you who only use you Who push your bones but forget your name Who tell you hatred makes you stronger Who turn your heart into iron and shame You are not iron You are not a tool You are not a shadow Of someone else’s cruel [Bridge – Spoken word, over heartbeat bass and low piano] Whoever sows hatred has nothing else left. Whoever humiliates others has lost their own humanity. Whoever promises freedom but brings chains – fears nothing more than people standing upright. [Guitar solo – George Harrison-style, slide and clean, crying, short] [Verse 4 – Sung, weary but hopeful] Dark times are not eternal Loud tyrants lose their sound Heavy boots will one day falter And hate builds no solid ground Fear is not a home, friend Cruelty is not a fate Freedom can be wounded – But not as long as we wait [Chorus – Full band, drums enter, strings swell] First comes the man, then the machine First the conscience, then the scene First the mercy, then the law – That’s the world worth fighting for [Outro – Slow, “Hey Jude”-style, but with strings fading] [sung, repeated, softer each time, then almost whispered] First comes the man… Then everything else… -- First comes the man… Then everything else… -- First comes the man… Then everything else… [piano single notes, fade]