[Intro] Before the rules. Before the plans. Before the meetings and the models… There was a question no one asked. [Verse 1] Who decided you could manage lives you don’t live? Who said you could redraw limits from rooms we never entered? You speak in systems, numbers, projections, charts. But every line you draw crosses a human heart. [Pre-Chorus] You talk about necessity. You talk about order. But authority is not born from confidence or tone. [Chorus – slow, resolute, anthem] Who gave you permission to rule what isn’t yours? Who gave you permission to lock invisible doors? You speak like it’s obvious, like it’s already done— but power without consent is power without a claim. [Verse 2] You say it’s for stability, for safety, for the good. But no one asked to be managed, no one agreed you should. You don’t need violence, you don’t need chains. You just assume the right and call dissent “insane”. [Pre-Chorus 2] Legitimacy isn’t declared. It isn’t inherited. It exists only where consent is present. [Chorus – variation] Who gave you permission to decide our fate? Who crowned you judge of what we’re allowed to choose or create? You may have power, you may have reach— but authority ends where consent leaves. [Bridge – spoken, stripped, powerful] This is not rebellion. This is not chaos. This is the oldest principle there is: No one rules another by default. [Break – silence / breath] [Final Chorus – deeper, expansive, closing] Who gave you permission? The answer is clear. Not consent. Not truth. Not those who live here. And when the question is asked out loud, without fear— every system built on silence starts to disappear. [Outro – spoken, calm, final] Power that must never be questioned was never legitimate. And authority that fears this question was never earned.
