[style mid-tempo roots/folk, steady pulse, light percussion plainspoken vocal, almost instructional repetitive, chantable hook] [verse 1 – truth vs volume] So they'll tell you truth is clear, Measured by the cheers and shouts, That if you repeat a thing enough, It somehow clears all doubt— Don’t believe them. [pre-chorus] If it needs a chorus line, It might not stand alone— [chorus] They never learned right from wrong, From what’s tested, and what’s just strong, From a fact that stands in quiet truth, And a claim that just shouts too long. They say “right” like it’s agreement— Count the hands and call it done, But any truth that needs a crowd Doesn’t stand up on its own. --- [verse 2 – right vs privelege] So they're gonna tell you your rights are gifts, Handed down by those in charge, That they can give and take at will, Like numbers on a credit card— Don’t believe them. [pre-chorus] If it’s granted, it can vanish; If it shifts, it isn’t sound— [chorus] They never learned right from privilege, From what’s owed and what’s allowed, From what's yours without permission, From what changes at the whims of the crowd. They say “right” like it’s a favor— Something earned or disallowed, But a right that needs approval to exercise Was never right to start it out. --- [verse 3 – process vs outcome] They're gonna tell you the means are all right, Just because they like the ends, That breaking rules to get there faster Is well worth the time it lends— Don’t believe them. [pre-chorus] If the path is twisted crooked, So’s the place it’s leading to— [chorus] They never learned right from bent, From the rule to the intent, Tween what holds when tested through, And what snaps once broke and spent. They say “right” because it hits targets— Call it good once means are sealed, But a "win" that breaks the rules Isn’t right—it’s just concealed. --- [verse 4 – entitlement vs equality] So when they tell you “this is mine,” Not by law but by demand, That fairness means they get the edge That they feel they should have had— Don’t believe them. [pre-chorus] If it shifts from need to taking, There’s no balance anymore— [chorus] They never learned right from left, Tween what’s shared and what’s been kept, Nor equality and theft, Nor human need and social debt. They say “right” like it’s possession— Snatch and grab and call it fair, But a claim that swipes another's work Is neither right nor fair. --- [bridge – distilled] Right is steady, Right is quiet, Doesn’t bend to calm a riot, It doesn’t change to please one side, And doesn’t need a place to hide. --- [final chorus – summary] Seems they never learned right from wrong, From what lasts and what moves on, From the lawful, from the rightful, From the weak and from the strong. So when they tell you “this is right”— Take a breath and test it through… If it shifts to fit the telling, It’s not right— It’s just pretending to be true. [outro – spoken] They never learned right… But you, my friends... Can learn right, Right now.
