[Intro] I read the letter on my break [Verse] Six hundred names under one ask April twenty-seven, lunchroom light “Don’t sign us up in secret” They said it plain, no poetry A “classified” stamp makes a blindfold My badge still opens the same doors But the rules feel farther away I watch the headline load twice [Pre-Chorus] If no one can see it Who stops it from sliding [Chorus] Not in the dark, not in my name Not with a promise I can’t check If it’s “lawful” on paper Show me the people it touches Not in the dark, not in my name I want daylight in the deal [Verse] They bring up 2018 like a scar A contract, a crowd, a change of mind Now the hallway hums again With “national security” and “AI” My friend says, “Keep your job” I say, “Keep your soul,” then regret it Because rent is rent And fear knows where we live [Bridge] I’m not asking for saints I’m asking for a window [Outro] I fold the story into my pocket And go back to work
