[Verse 1] My hands once knew the planting time, when seeds would meet the earth We watched the clouds for promised rain that gave the soil its worth But seasons turned to silent fields, where only dust remains They took the land that fed us all, and broke it into chains [Acoustic guitar arpeggios, sparse and melancholic, with distant harmonica] [Chorus] From the farmer to the beggar, from the beggar to the thief This bitter transformation, born of unbelief The plowshare turns to blade now, in the fading of the light A man with nothing left to lose has everything to fight [Music intensifies with pounding drums and ominous cello lines, vocals grow raw and strained] [Verse 2] Now I sit with empty palms where markets used to thrive Watching children's hollow eyes, just struggling to survive The coins they toss with pitying glance won't fill this deepening void When every hope has been erased, and every dream destroyed [Steady, marching drumbeat emerges, bass line becomes more prominent and threatening] [Bridge] I remember gentle evenings, harvest songs we'd sing The simple justice of the earth that welcomed every spring But when the system grinds you down, and strips away your name You learn the cruelest lesson - how to feed the rising flame [Music builds dramatically with distorted electric guitar entering, creating tension] [Instrumental Break] [A furious, gritty folk-rock fusion - banjo and electric guitar clash in a dissonant yet rhythmic duel, representing the internal conflict] [Final Chorus] From the farmer to the beggar, from the beggar to the thief! This bitter transformation, born of unbelief! The plowshare turns to blade now, in the fading of the light! A man with nothing left to lose has everything to fight! [Full band explosion - aggressive drums, powerful bass, snarling vocals with gang shouts on "FIGHT!"] [Outro] The fields are sleeping... but we are waking. The hunger grows... the old world's breaking. [Music collapses into chaotic feedback, then fades to near silence] Just one question in the dark... which side will you be taking? [A single, intentionally discordant guitar chord rings out and abruptly cuts]
