This is how a country falls

Verse 1 They told you fields were just a stain, Men who worked year after year, Turned to villains and nothing dear. Tractors rust in silence now, Hands that fed a nation’s need, Branded cruel for sowing seed. Pre-Chorus And every voice that once was strong, Was softened, bent, or told it’s wrong, You learned to doubt what you could see, And call it “progress,” call it “free.” Chorus This is how a country falls, Not with fire, but whispered calls, Telling you you're something bad, For loving things you always had. They turned your home into a ghost, Of everything it valued most, Now you stand and barely know, The place you swore you'd never lose. Verse 2 Your family bonds they broke in two, Fractured villages and community, The towns empty without immunity. Stories twisted, lines erased, Roots cut out and left to dry, While no one stops to ask them why. Pre-Chorus And every doubt you pushed aside, Was labelled wrong, or fear, or pride, So you stayed quiet, played along, And called the silence “staying strong.” Chorus This is how a country falls, Not with fire, but whispered calls, Telling you you're something bad, For loving things you always had. They turned your home into a ghost, Of everything it valued most, Now you stand and barely know, The place you swore you'd never lose. Bridge And maybe it was slow by design, A thousand cuts across the line, No single moment you could blame, Just looking back and not the same. You traded truth to feel at ease, Now the mirror shows a face, That doesn’t recognise this place. Final Chorus This is how a country falls, Quiet streets and empty halls, People taught to stand ashamed, Of every root from which they came. final bridge/outro Oh england how I love you so, your history and all I know The sorrow and tears I cry for having to say goodbye Farewell verse This is how a country falls, Quiet streets and empty halls, People taught to stand ashamed, Of every root from which they came.