(Intro hook - big upbeat beat first then Tambourine) (Vocal -Male main vocal folk - whispered soft MALE voice, backing female vocal echo's) **[Verse 1]** They tell us we're free, so we smile and agree, "Go wherever you want — just don't wander too free." Think what you like, say whatever you choose, Just make sure it's the version they want on the news. You can speak your mind, you can stand up and shout, Just watch what you say when the cameras are out. They hand us a menu and call it a choice, Then turn down the volume when we raise our voice. **[Pre-Chorus]** Sign here, click there, tick one little box, Welcome to freedom with twenty more locks. Nothing to hide? Well, that's what they say... Funny how freedom keeps shrinking away. **[Chorus]** We're free, we're free, free as can be, Free to do exactly what they tell us to be. Free to talk, free to choose, Free to win... if we follow the rules. Free to question, free to disagree, As long as everybody agrees. Oh, what a beautiful liberty... We're free, we're free... **Free as we're told to be.** **[Verse 2]** They sell us our freedom in bite-sized packs, With a shiny new slogan and hidden fine print attached. They tell us what's dangerous, tell us what's safe, Tell us who to fear and who to embrace. The news keeps shouting from morning till night, Selling us outrage and calling it right. While everyone's busy defending their side, The people upstairs quietly enjoy the ride. **[Pre-Chorus]** Keep left, keep right, pick your team, Fight with your neighbour and call it a dream. While we're throwing punches from opposite stands, Someone's counting money with both of their hands. **[Chorus]** We're free, we're free, free as can be, Free to do exactly what they tell us to be. Free to talk, free to choose, Free to win... if we follow the rules. Free to question, free to disagree, As long as everybody agrees. Oh, what a beautiful liberty... We're free, we're free... **Free as we're told to be.** **[Bridge]** But freedom ain't a word on a government page, And it sure ain't permission stamped with a wage. It isn't a slogan, a flag or a speech, Or something a politician promises within reach. Freedom lives where people can stand, Speak their truth and still hold their ground. No fear of the powerful, no masters above, Just ordinary people deciding what freedom means to us. **[Breakdown]** "You're free!" Yeah... Free to pay. Free to work. Free to worry. Free to obey. Well... Ain't freedom wonderful? **[Final Chorus]** We're free, we're free, free as can be, Free to do exactly what they tell us to be. Free to talk, free to choose, Free to win... if we follow the rules. But something's changing, can't you see? People are waking up and asking, "Are we free?" You can paint the bars and call them pretty... But a cage... **Is still a cage.** **[Outro]** So keep your slogans, keep your show, Keep your polished suits and your perfect glow. We'll keep our voices, we'll keep our say, And we'll keep asking questions anyway. Because freedom isn't what they say... It's what remains... When nobody's telling us... **Who we're allowed to be.**
