Louder Than Fear

Fed up?
You're not alone
They trade your freedom for a throne
The ones who "represent" all just lie
They raise their glass while others die

They say they care, it's all pretend
Their loyalty has one dead end
You live outside their velvet tent
Just fuel to feed their government

It's all about control and gain
To keep you broke, subdued, in pain
They teach you not to raise your hand
Just nod along and take command

But hear me now, the fire's alive
The soul of freedom must survive
Don't bow your head and toe the line
Get up, take back what they define

It's built to mold you, break your will
To shame your voice and keep you still
But God forgive the silent man
Who will not fight, who will not stand

That fate ain't mine, and sure ain't yours
We used to win the righteous wars
Remember who we used to be?
When courage wasn't absentee?

I know it feels like long ago
That fire buried under snow
But dig down deep and you will find
The anthem burned into your mind

Now look around, just tell me true
Does this look free, to me and you?
And do you think your silence buys
A future where your child survives?

Think again, go draw the line
It ends when cowards grow a spine
It ends when men refuse to bend
You know it. I know how it ends

So take that fire and make it roar
Strike the match and light the floor
Let them hear you miles away
The spirit that won't fade or sway

It's time to rise, it's time to shout
No backing up, no tapping out
Say "hell no"
Stand proud, get loud

We rise as one, the call is clear
Our voices blaze, no trace of fear
They tried to break us year by year
But now we roar, louder than fear