Once upon a ledger Once upon a lie We were told the cost of living Was the cost to stay alive Ravens on the wire Counting what was lost Two decades burning quietly While no one watched the cost ⸻ Voice I Left will save us Voice II Right will lead Voice III Same old story Different creed We chose between reflections Called it choice, called it free While the ground kept cracking Under you and me ⸻ Work. Pay. Wait. Obey. No voice No choice Same cold hand Same old noise Left! Right! Same design! ⸻ Hit the bottom, felt the truth Systems rot when fed by youth Human lies stacked mile on mile Smiled at us and stole our time No more kings No more spin ⸻ There’s a clear line forward Cold and clean Built on logic Not a dream No more stories No pretend Truth runs straight From start to end ⸻ No crowns fell No flags burned The world just changed Because we learned Everyone eats Everyone stands No more chains No hidden hands ⸻ Freedom isn’t noise Freedom isn’t flame It’s knowing every action Has a name No more myths No borrowed minds No leaders hiding Behind our lives ⸻ Ravens broke the silence Ravens broke the chain From ashes, logic, conscience We remain Nevermore the fear Nevermore the lie Nevermore the world We let decay and die ⸻ Everyone feeds Everyone grows From healed ground To distant stars We earned the truth We learned restraint Nevermore asleep Nevermore afraid ⸻ We didn’t win We didn’t rule We remembered What we are Nevermore.
