Not My President

who wants a world where everyone is last? Justice wears a blindfold, but the scales are tipped for cash "innocent 'til proven guilty," that's the lie they spin While good folks disappear, locked in for simply questioning They twist the law, a weapon in their hand "Very fine people on both sides," they reprimand The gavel slams, a hollow, hollow sound Freedom's chained and justice can't be found "The power concedes nothing without a demand," is it true? demands are censored, voices lost in red and blue "Ask not what your country can do for you," a twisted, mocking phrase When rights are bought and sold, where's the land of the brave? They twist the law, a weapon in their hand "Very fine people on both sides," they reprimand The gavel slams, a hollow, hollow sound Freedom's chained and justice can't be found "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice," they proclaim But the arc is rusty, broken, choked by a system playing a rigging game They twist the law, a weapon in their hand "Very fine people on both sides," they reprimand The gavel slams, a hollow, hollow sound Freedom's chained and justice can't be found "The ballot is stronger than the bullet," a weathered voice declares But ballots disappear, lost in a system filled with snares "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves," When dissent is illegal, we're all living in hell. They twist the law, a weapon in their hand "Very fine people on both sides," they command The gavel slams, a hollow, hollow sound Freedom's chained and justice can't be found "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," a warning etched in stone But vigilance is scorned, replaced by apathy, left all alone The tide is turning, though the road ahead is long We'll rise above the darkness, with a battle cry of right over wrong But the fire's rising, embers glow with righteous might We won't be silenced, won't back down without a fight For the truth will echo, louder than the lies they weave We'll reclaim our justice, 'cause the people still believe