Algorithmic Rule (Cover)

[Intro: Oud, sparse — darbuka pulse at 60 BPM] [Verse 1: Slow — Oud and Cello] [Spoken Word] (My brother was arrested at a protest in Budapest They knew he was there before he arrived They knew because his phone was infected NSO Pegasus—same software they sold to Hungary) [Sung, direct] He didn't do anything illegal / Just showed up / They were waiting / [Chorus: FAST RAP — Darbuka Doubled, 110 BPM] [Rapid, clear] They tested the spyware on activists in Palestine / Now Hungary buys it / Mexico buys it / Saudi Arabia buys it / Your phone becomes a microphone / Your location becomes a target / The software is the same / Only the government changes / [Verse 2: Slow — Single Pulse Returns] [Spoken Word] (In Mexico, environmental lawyers started disappearing Their phones had been monitored for weeks Same Pegasus code Same result) [Sung] They knew everything / Before the door opened / [Chorus: FAST RAP] [Same beat, same delivery] They perfected it on us / Now they're using it on you / The blueprint is the same / The governments just rotate / Phone becomes a microphone / Location becomes a target / The code stays the same / Different country, same cage / [Outro: Slow — Oud Holds] [Spoken Word] (They're not hiding it anymore They're just selling it) [End]