[Intro] They talk about ethics. From rooms untouched by consequence. From words that never bleed. They talk about ethics… as if morality were a tool and not a boundary. [Verse 1] They speak of values with steady hands, signing papers they’ll never stand behind. No dirt on their shoes, no weight on their sleep, just language designed to sound complete. They say “responsibility”, “balance”, “care”, from elevated rooms with filtered air. They define what’s right, define what’s fair, without ever asking who put them there. [Pre-Chorus] They don’t ask permission, they assume the role. Because authority sounds cleaner when it’s wrapped in control. [Chorus – slow, heavy, restrained] They talk about ethics, as they redraw the line. Calling power “necessary” and conscience “out of time”. They talk about ethics, but never risk their own. Morality is easy when the cost is never yours alone. [Verse 2] They lecture the world on sacrifice, from systems where they never pay the price. They moralize outcomes, sanitize force, turning human lives into abstract discourse. They don’t say “obey”, they say “be responsible”. They don’t say “submit”, they say “this is reasonable”. [Pre-Chorus 2] They don’t need conviction, they need compliance. Because ethics without consent is just dressed-up violence. [Chorus – variation] They talk about ethics, with serious tone. Explaining why freedom must be postponed. They talk about ethics, while closing the door. Every moral speech leaves you with less than before. [Bridge – spoken, stripped, almost whispered] When power speaks of morality, listen carefully. Ask not how good it sounds, but who decides… and who pays. Because the moment ethics needs enforcement, it has already failed. [Break – silence / low drone] [Final Chorus – deeper, slower] They talk about ethics, like it’s theirs to define. But real morality never needs a line. It lives in consent, in the right to refuse. And the moment that’s gone, ethics becomes an excuse. [Outro – spoken, calm, final] Morality is not declared. It is lived. And anyone who must impose it has already crossed the line they pretend to defend.
