The Shame We Let In
If silence is gold, then we’re rich in the end, But God help the children we failed to defend.
[Verse 1]
There’s a chill in the marble halls,
Whispers traded behind those walls,
Where the power smiled and the angels fell,
And truth got sold for a wishing well.
[Chorus]
Oh, the shame we let in, it’s wearing our skin,
Dressed up in money, baptized in sin.
When the high and the holy start crawling again,
You can feel the rot where justice should’ve been.
[Verse 2]
They said it was rumors, just dirt and lies,
But the girls were crying under poisoned skies.
And the names were carved in the nation’s crown,
While the choir kept singing to drown them out.
[Chorus]
Oh, the shame we let in, it’s wearing our skin,
Dressed up in money, baptized in sin.
When the high and the holy start crawling again,
You can feel the rot where justice should’ve been.
[Bridge]
A flag still waves, but it’s heavy and torn,
The stars look dim on a soul that’s worn.
We fed the beast, we built his den,
And called it freedom — again and again.
[Final Chorus]
Oh, the shame we let in, now it’s deep in our veins,
No court or crown can wash out the stains.
If silence is gold, then we’re rich in the end,
But God help the children we failed to defend.