THE BILL OF RIGHTS ANTHEM (INTRO) Yeah... check the foundation! Ten rules set in stone for a whole nation. From '91 to eternity—power to the people! VERSE 1: The Origin & The Spark Drafted up by Madison—the blueprint’s architect, Ten basic rights the government can never intersect! First ten amendments standing tall, shoulder-to-shoulder, Declaration to the Constitution—now the drive is bolder! Seventeen-ninety-one—the ink set in stone, A fortress for the people just to protect what you own. Shielding every citizen from ultimate control, So no tyrant or majority can crush a free soul! Whistleblowers rise up, keeping power in check, December fifteenth—give the date its respect! FDR proclaimed the day, carved it in the page, A duty every citizen must carry on stage. Two centuries strong when nineteen-ninety-one hit, A legacy of liberty—no surrender, no quit! Rewind to eighty-seven at the Philly Convention, George Mason made a power move that grabbed full attention! Author of Virginia’s Rights back in seventy-six, He called out the flaws that the nation had to fix. Said without those guarantees, the Constitution dies— We locked the battle lines, now the sovereign people rise! CHORUS (High energy, explosive beat drops) Stand up for your rights! Break the chain, hold the line! Ten shields of protection from seventeen-ninety-one! From the press to the court, from the streets to the home, This is liberty's wall, written in iron and stone! Say it loud! (BILL OF RIGHTS!) Let the whole world hear! The power's in our hands, we ain't living in fear! VERSE 2: Amendments 1 through 5 (Personal Freedoms & Defense) [Amendment 1: Expression] Number One opens big—speech, press, assembly! Religion free from government control and supremacy! Petition for your grievances, scream it out loud, The right to speak your mind and assemble in a crowd! [Amendment 2: Bearing Arms] Number Two stays armed—well-regulated state, The right to keep and bear arms to protect your own fate! [Amendment 3: Quartering Soldiers] Number Three keeps the military outside your door, No quartering of soldiers in a time of peace or war! [Amendment 4: Search & Seizure] Number Four blocks the breach—warrants needed for a search, No illegal seizure when they come inside your church or your turf! [Amendment 5: Due Process] Number Five gives protection when you're caught in the trap— Plead the fifth, double jeopardy, due process on the map! No self-incrimination, keep your private land safe, Eminent domain requires fair compensation in place! CHORUS Stand up for your rights! Break the chain, hold the line! Ten shields of protection from seventeen-ninety-one! From the press to the court, from the streets to the home, This is liberty's wall, written in iron and stone! Say it loud! (BILL OF RIGHTS!) Let the whole world hear! The power's in our hands, we ain't living in fear! VERSE 3: Amendments 6 through 10 (Justice & The People's Power) [Amendment 6: Criminal Trial Rights] Number Six guarantees a trial fast and supreme! Impartial jury of your peers, living out the dream! You get to face your accusers, bring your witnesses too, And a public defender if nobody's backing you! [Amendment 7: Civil Trial Rights] Number Seven brings a jury to a civil dispute, Twenty dollars or more, common law executes! [Amendment 8: Excessive Punishment] Number Eight bans the torture—no cruel, unusual pain, No excessive bails or fines to lock you down in a chain! [Amendment 9: Unenumerated Rights] Number Nine makes it plain: just because it isn't listed, Doesn't mean the people's other rights don't exist, kid! [Amendment 10: Reserved Powers] Number Ten seals the vault—what the federal state ain't given, Belongs straight to the States and the People who are living! CHORUS Stand up for your rights! Break the chain, hold the line! Ten shields of protection from seventeen-ninety-one! From the press to the court, from the streets to the home, This is liberty's wall, written in iron and stone! Say it loud! (BILL OF RIGHTS!) Let the whole world hear! The power's in our hands, we ain't living in fear! (OUTRO) Madison laid the blueprint. George Mason demanded the fix. Ten amendments deep... 1791 to infinity. Know your rights. Claim your power. Written by Joshua Mossman.
