[Verse 1] Peace without concession We came in stone cold Order without apologies On the same worn roads Truth without permission Written on the wall You can hear the doors shake When the old names fall [Pre-Chorus] Not announced Still executed No bow, no blur Just clear-eyed movement No warning lights No grand parade But every lock turns When the line is made [Chorus] Return of a republic Return of a republic We do not beg to be heard Return of a republic Return of a republic The oath is in the dirt [Verse 2] Black boots on the front steps Hands full of ledgers Neighbors at the fence line Naming what was never Told to wait your turn Told to keep it down But the votes kept ticking Like a hammer through town [Pre-Chorus] Not announced Still executed No crown, no smoke Just the will to do it No velvet speech No borrowed light Just straight-on faces And a harder right [Chorus] Return of a republic Return of a republic We do not beg to be heard Return of a republic Return of a republic The oath is in the dirt [Bridge] Hear that silence break Hear the paper tear Hear the old fear leave Like it was never there One hand on the future One hand on the line No permission given Still we make it shine [Chorus] Return of a republic Return of a republic We do not beg to be heard Return of a republic Return of a republic The oath is in the dirt "Peace Without Concession. Order Without Apologies. Truth Without Permission. You Are Watching The Return of A Republic. Not Announced, But Executed." ...triumphant
