[Verse 1] I was born where I can say What I mean out loud I can call things wrong And still stand in the crowd There are rules on the line That keep the peace in place Not every wish is right Not every hand deserves the state [Pre-Chorus] So if you love the freedom Guard it with your life When power gets too hungry It can turn day into night [Chorus] Keep our democracy Keep our democracy If you came for freedom too Then let freedom stay Keep our democracy Keep our democracy Don’t bring the old road back To take our voice away [Verse 2] If you came from a place Where the doors were shut Where one loud man said What the whole town must I hear your story, friend I hear what broke your home But don’t ask this land To wear that broken throne You can speak, you can pray You can build a new life But don’t trade open roads For a ruler’s knife [Pre-Chorus] We know how it happens Slow like winter rain A little law bent crooked Till the people lose their name [Chorus] Keep our democracy Keep our democracy If you came for freedom too Then let freedom stay Keep our democracy Keep our democracy Don’t bring the old road back To take our voice away [Bridge] Let the old guard fall Let the new days breathe If you want those chains Go where they still believe But here we rise as one With the right to disagree Don’t teach this home to kneel Don’t teach it not to be free [Final Chorus] Keep our democracy Keep our democracy If you came for freedom too Then let freedom stay Keep our democracy Keep our democracy Don’t bring the old road back To take our voice away Keep our democracy Keep our democracy For the ones who built this right And the ones who choose to stay
