[Distorted female voice, uneven pitch] State approved broadcast alert - viewing is mandatory State approved broadcast alert - viewing is mandatory [Female singer] Morning broke. Like any other. Sky dull, ground steady. Birds didn't scatter. No echo, no boots. A plaza sat quiet. Stone cold, stone still. No crowds. No shouts. No lines of bodies hoping for change That never came Because they never stood. Steel did not roll forward. A man did not stand. He did not lift his hand Like a question A challenge A pause. [instrumental segment with some zany shit] Sleep easy. The square is empty. Always was. Sleep easy. The square is empty. Always was. No lenses caught The breath between moments. No films were burned. No history misplaced. Nothing got edited. Nothing got forgotten. Because it never Ever Happened. Parents didn’t whisper. Walls didn’t listen. Students didn’t disappear. And the candles Weren’t lit Year after year For shadows that never cast. No songs were banned Because no one sang. No names were lost Because none were spoken. No memories faded Because no one remembered What they weren’t allowed to know. Sleep easy. The square is empty. Always was. Sleep easy. The square is empty. Always was.