[Verse 1]
It starts with a whisper, a poison in the well,
They call their foes “traitors,” say the free press fell.
A strongman rises, cloaked in the law,
Writing new orders, erasing what we saw.
Courts are packed, the truth’s on trial,
Votes are stolen with a gerrymandered smile.
An iron fist dressed up as decree,
Selling fear as security.
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not a march—it’s a slide,
Every step justified.
By the time you see the bars,
You’re trapped inside.
[Chorus]
Autocratic breakthrough — the glass is shattered now.
We let them take it, step by step — and never asked them how.
Autocratic breakthrough — the sirens fade away.
Freedom bleeds in silence when the people look away.
[Verse 2]
Judges bow down, the laws re-made,
Opposition silenced, or locked away.
The army’s called in, but not for the fight—
They’re marching on protest, they’re killing the light.
Paramilitaries haunt the night,
Dissent is branded “terror, blight.”
And in the mirror, the face we knew
Is gone beneath red, white, and blue.
[Pre-Chorus]
They say it’s order, say it’s peace,
But what’s the price for this disease?
By the time the chains are tight,
There’s no release.
[Chorus]
Autocratic breakthrough — the glass is shattered now.
We let them take it, step by step — and never asked them how.
Autocratic breakthrough — the sirens fade away.
Freedom bleeds in silence when the people look away.
[Bridge]
History’s written in blood and lies,
Cotton kings, the lost cause rise.
We’ve seen this play, we know the end —
But will we break before we bend?
It’s not too late—until it is.
The line is drawn. The choice is this:
Speak or serve.
Stand or fall.
We’re the last guard at the wall.
[Final Chorus]
Autocratic breakthrough — will we stop it now?
Or will we watch it all collapse, too blind to see just how?
Autocratic breakthrough — the sirens call today.
This time, this time, let’s not look away.