Echoes of the Free

[Verse] A muzzle on the tongue, iron bars on the brain, Truth in a chokehold, dragged down by the chain. Whispers in alleys, shadows in the square, The airwaves are poison, they censor the air. Freedom ain't free, it's a fist in the fight, They're scared of the dawn, so they smother the light. [Prechorus] But the fire's in the ashes, buried in the dirt, The truth's got a pulse, even under the hurt. [Chorus] Sing it loud, echoes of the free! Chains can't hold what the soul believes. Rise up, rise up, speak what you see, The power’s in the people—let it be, let it be! Let it be, let it be! [Verse 2] They rewrite the script, flip the ink on the scroll, Turn a free man's voice to a puppet's role. Flags draped in lies, masks on the face, They’re erasing the lines, leaving no trace. But history remembers, the rebels, the sparks, The louder the silence, the brighter the marks. [Prechorus] The anthem's in the heartbeat, the beat in the chest, You can cage the bird, but it’ll sing through the rest. [Chorus] Sing it loud, echoes of the free! Chains can't hold what the soul believes. Rise up, rise up, speak what you see, The power’s in the people—let it be, let it be! Let it be, let it be!