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The Guilded Reckoning

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[Speech] In the wake of this shooting, President Trump is defiant, even as investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. The President and his team, well, they've been quick to reach conclusions of their own. President Trump is defending the officers and accusing Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz of, quote, inciting insurrection. Top White House officials are claiming, without providing evidence, that the ICU nurse who was shot and killed was a domestic terrorist who wanted to cause maximum damage. And all of this, guys, before there's even been time for an investigation We whisper of neighbors who don’t answer the door While the man in the palace cries out for more. There’s a silence like winter, a silence like lead For the names on the list... for the American dead. But the fire is rising, the bitterness stings! While the madman is laughing and pulling the strings! You can call it a "deal," you can call it a "win," But we’re drowning in grease and we’re drowning in sin! They’re kicking in doors with a badge and a sneer, The bullies of ICE, they’re the merchants of fear! Yeah, you’re big in your tower, you’re loud with your lies, But we see the hollow behind your eyes! Betrayal is a poison that tastes like the rain Confused by the logic, exhausted by pain. I’m a single soul standing against a landslide With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. He paces his halls like a villain on screen The cruelest performance this world’s ever seen. But the credits will roll, and the lights will turn bright And the shadows will shrivel in the coming of light. Every boot on a neck! Every child in a cage! Every name you’ve erased from a history page! You think you’re the law? You think you’re the King? You’re a puppet in tatters on a broken string! But listen, oh Tyrant, for the clock strikes the hour There is a throne that sits higher than your tower of power. No act is forgotten, no cry goes unheard The Almighty is watching, He’s keeping His word. You’ll be called to the stand in the sight of the sun To account for the damage and the deeds you have done. Every blow, every insult, every tear that was shed... The Judge is arriving. And the truth will be said.