[Intro — slow dark piano, heavy beat drops quiet] Yeah... Some things you can’t hide. No matter how you try. Silence speaks louder than words ever could. Listen. [Verse 1] They set the stage, they marked the day, the crowd stood and waited But when the time came to face it, the seat stayed vacant Sent word he was busy, said something came up sudden But we all know the truth, there ain’t no use in hiddin’ When the lights go up and the questions get real That’s when you see who stands and who kneels He took the back door, slipped away quiet Didn’t want to answer, didn’t want to try it It ain’t sickness, it ain’t travel, it ain’t nothin’ like that It’s fear of the truth and the fact he can’t hold it back [Chorus — heavy, slow, powerful] He ran from the stage, but he can’t run from the light He dodged the debate, but he can’t dodge the night You can hide for a moment, you can slip away fast But the people remember and the memory will last Empty chair says more than a thousand speeches ever could We saw it all, yeah we understood He didn’t show up, he didn’t dare That silence told us everything we needed to know right there [Verse 2] [scratches, rap fire freestyle cold agressive] Went somewhere friendly where nobody pushes back Where every question’s soft and everybody claps That’s easy when the crowd’s already on your side But real strength is standing where the truth can’t hide You don’t lead people by running away You don’t serve the nation when you duck and you sway October fourth is comin’, it’s written in stone You can run from the stage but you can’t run from your own [Outro — beat fades slow] Yeah. Ran from the debate. Can’t run from history. The people saw. And they won’t forget.
