The Coup That Finally Worked
No smoke, no flames, no shattered glassJust silence where the people asked
[Verse 1]
The House lights dimmed, the halls grew cold
The gavel dropped, but no one showed
They said the fight was long since done
But tyranny don’t need a gun
No smoke, no flames, no shattered glass
Just silence where the people asked
The mob had failed to break the door
Now the Speaker’s done much more
[Chorus]
This is the coup that finally worked
No battle cries, no flags that burned
Just a quiet hand, and a line that blurred
That’s the coup that finally worked
They shut the doors, they froze the floor
The people’s House don’t meet no more
And power flows where truth once stirred
That’s the coup that finally worked
[Verse 2]
They warned us once in ink and flame
That kings would rise and wear new names
And while we slept, they changed the rules
And turned the brave into the fooled
No army marched, no trumpet called
Just papers stacked and freedom stalled
A Speaker bowed, a tyrant smirked
That’s the coup that finally worked
[Chorus]
This is the coup that finally worked
No storming crowds, no lessons learned
Just a desk, a seal, a law that turned
That’s the coup that finally worked
The silence rings, the echoes hurt
The voice of the people left unheard
And the dream we built was quietly reversed
That’s the coup that finally worked
[Bridge]
They took the power, piece by piece
Wrapped it up and called it peace
But freedom fades when no one stirs
That’s the coup that finally worked
[Final Chorus]
This is the coup that finally worked
They shut the lights, they closed the church
No shots were fired, no blood was spurred
That’s the coup that finally worked
Oh, the silence burns, the silence burns
Our rights erased, our trust deferred
The crown restored, the truth interred
That’s the coup that finally worked
[Outro]
The mob had failed with rage and flame…
But the Speaker won — just the same.