(Verse 1) They keep saying, "Save democracy," every single day, But somewhere truth got left behind along the way. Everybody's got a slogan, everybody's got a team, Nobody stops asking if they're saying what they mean. (Pre-Chorus) Don't tell me not to ask why. Don't tell me just believe. Freedom starts with questions... Not only those we agree. (Chorus) If we're defending democracy, tell me what that means. Is it listening to your neighbor, or just shouting through a screen? If we're defending democracy, why's it getting hard to see? When every voice that disagrees becomes the enemy. (Verse 2) Some promise every wish for free, somebody pays the cost. Nothing's ever truly free—it's only shifted, never lost. Some divide us by our color, some divide us by our name, Keeping neighbors mad at neighbors while they're playing a different game. (Verse 3) When losing means you change the rules instead of changing minds, When justice wears a jersey, something's left behind. The law should wear a blindfold, not whichever side's in play. If fairness bends with politics... who's really safe that way? (Bridge) Don't tell me fear is freedom. Don't tell me hate is peace. Don't call it "saving unity" While tearing it to pieces. A nation's strongest voices Aren't those that always win... They're the ones still willing To let the other side speak in. (Final Chorus) If we're defending democracy, let the people choose the way. Don't silence every question that you don't want on display. This country's worth defending, that's a truth I'll always keep. But freedom dies in whispers... before it dies out in the street. (Outro) The flag don't ask your party. The eagle doesn't care. Freedom isn't kept alive... By making speech more rare. If you trust the people's judgment, You don't fear what they'll believe. The strongest truth don't need protection... It just needs room to breathe.
