Verse 1 One morning I woke to breaking headlines Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Coffee cold, I kept on scrolling Couldn’t tear myself away Verse 2 Every story starts the same now Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao “They were dangerous,” they tell us Case already closed Verse 3 Facts don’t fit, so facts get softer Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Truth becomes a moving target Depending who you are Verse 4 We pretend it all looks normal Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Go to work and make small talk Like nothing’s wrong Verse 5 “Play stupid games, find out,” they tell us Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Turning loss into a punchline So they don’t feel it Verse 6 Some buy guns, some buy excuses Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Some just change the channel Hope it all blows by Chorus We won’t look away now Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao We won’t trade truth for comfort Just to get along We won’t numb ourselves now Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Somewhere in the silence Something’s going wrong Bridge They warned us where this leads to Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao When power hates accountability And calls dissent “wrong” Fear is always patient Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Freedom takes attention Even when it’s hard Verse 7 I’m not brave and I’m not perfect Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao I just won’t pretend it’s nothing When I know it isn’t right Verse 8 History whispers softly Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao How it starts is always quiet Till it isn’t anymore Final Chorus We won’t look away now Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao We won’t trade truth for comfort This is who we are We will keep remembering Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao Freedom isn’t given It’s the work we choose
