[Verse 1] The rule was written The process defined Authorization existed It was set aside The action happened Across a border Into another system Without agreement [Pre-Chorus] Nothing erased it Nothing replaced it The text remains Unchanged [Chorus] What are the rules now What holds What does not What are the rules now What stops What does not [Verse 2] States review the language Compare it to action Measure the distance Between text and reality Alliances are questioned Assumptions rechecked What was once certain Now requires proof [Pre-Chorus] Not what is written What is demonstrated Not what is stated What is done [Chorus] What are the rules now What holds What does not What are the rules now What stops What does not [Bridge] The system exists The example exists They do not match [Final Section] No answer given No correction made No line redrawn [Outro] The rule is still there The question is still there
