When the voice was lost

[Verse 1] We used to stand together In the open air Names that sounded honest Promises laid bare Now the words feel distant Fading into walls Like someone closed the doorway Somewhere down the hall [Pre-Chorus] Quiet pens decide the day While ordinary hearts just wait [Chorus] When did the people lose their voice? When did the silence drown the noise? We built these walls with our own hands… Now we’re strangers in our land Hear us now, we’re still the same More than numbers, more than names If no one answers when we call… We’ll be the echo through it all [Verse 2] Lines grow longer daily Faces turning gray Every small decision Feels a world away Windows full of watchers Staring at the street Trying to remember When the ground felt beneath our feet [Pre-Chorus] No loud break, no sudden fall Just distance growing through it all [Chorus] When did the people lose their voice? When did the silence drown the noise? We built these walls with our own hands… Now we’re strangers in our land Hear us now, we’re still the same More than numbers, more than names If no one answers when we call… We’ll be the echo through it all [Bridge – stripped, rising] Maybe power drifts away Further every passing day Maybe hope is small and thin… But it’s where we must begin Hands still reaching in the dark Guarding one remaining spark [Final Chorus – biggest lift] When did the people lose their voice? We’re still here, we still have a choice Break these walls with open hands… Bring us back into this land Hear us now, we’re still the same More than numbers, more than names And if no one answers when we call… We’ll be the echo… Through it all [Outro – quiet, resolute] No throne… no crown… Can hold a truth down… As long as one voice… Still makes a sound.