Chain the Brave

They built the law on ashes, And called the ruins peace. They drew their lines in silver, Signed away belief. I’ve seen the hearts they buried, Under marble, cold and neat. Heroes turned to headlines, Truth swept off the street. Go on — chain the brave! Cage the fire you couldn’t save! Write their names in rust and stone, Pretend their blood’s your own! They said the masks made monsters, That freedom made a crime. They sold the dream of safety, One license at a time. And truth stood against them — Steel and blood and heart. But you can’t fight ghosts in paper, When they tear your world apart. Go on — chain the brave! Cage the fire you couldn’t save! Build your peace on broken bones, And call the silence home! You don’t need to burn the banner, If you own the wind it flies on. You don’t need to jail the heroes — Just let the world forget their names. Go on — chain the brave! You’ve learned how to polish graves. The light they bled for fades away, But the dark remembers every name.