[Verse 1] The rule was written The process defined Authorization existed It was set aside No vote was taken No request was made No pathway followed They moved anyway [Pre-Chorus] Not prevented Not delayed Not constrained In any way [Chorus] What is done Is what matters Not what is written Not what is said What is done Becomes the signal Read by every state [Verse 2] Forces entered A president removed Across a border Into another system The law remained The text unchanged The action moved Without it [Pre-Chorus] No barrier held No structure stopped it The rule stayed in place And changed nothing [Chorus] What is done Is what matters Not what is written Not what is said What is done Becomes the signal Read by every state [Bridge] Panama nineteen eighty nine Iraq two thousand three Precedent follows action Not the other way First it happens Then it’s explained After the fact It’s made to fit [Final Section] This is the turn Where law gives way [Outro] The rule still exists The example does too
