Walking Away

They’re walking away From the promise we let decay From the leader of the free Who forgot what freedom means

[Verse 1]
We built the bridge in blood and fire
Seventy years of standing guard
Now the signal’s breaking on the wire
And the silence hits too hard

They’re packing up the satellites
Pulling plugs we thought were steel
Turning off the American lights
Teaching themselves not to feel

[Pre-Chorus]
No tanks rolling through the night
No bombs falling from the sky
Just a door closing slow and tight
While we don’t even ask why

[Chorus]
They’re walking away
Step by step down Independence Day
Not with anger — not with rage
Just the look of trust that slipped away
No shots fired
No flags burned in the rain
Just allies turning their shoulders
And walking away

[Verse 2]
Article Five was iron once
Now it trembles when he speaks
A single man can shake the trust
It took generations to keep

From Berlin’s streets to Paris stone
They’re learning how to stand alone

[Bridge]
Putin doesn’t have to try
History’s bending on a sigh
The fracture isn’t drawn in red
It’s drawn in doubt instead

[Final Chorus]
They’re walking away
From the promise we let decay
From the leader of the free
Who forgot what freedom means
No invasion
No mushroom cloud in the sky
Just the slow sound of the West
Saying goodbye

[Outro ]
We were the lighthouse once…
Now they’re building their own.