Verse 1
First they come for the voices in power,
then they reach for the ones who explain.
Every echo of truth grows uncertain,
every silence a mark of the strain.
Chorus
When silence becomes law,
the guns replace the word.
When silence becomes law,
the people go unheard.
The pyramid is shaking,
each level pulls us down—
when silence becomes law,
the cracks run through the ground.
Verse 2
The press with their cameras and questions,
become targets instead of the light.
And neighbors who once spoke in anger,
now turn conflict to permanent fight.
Chorus
When silence becomes law,
the guns replace the word.
When silence becomes law,
the people go unheard.
The pyramid is breaking,
its weight too much to bear—
when silence becomes law,
it poisons every air.
Bridge
This is the pattern the past has shown,
a country undone by its own.
If truth is a crime and debate denied,
then fear is the rule we abide.
Final Chorus
When silence becomes law,
the warning bell is clear.
When silence becomes law,
we feel the end draw near.
The pyramid is falling,
we’re standing at the edge—
when silence becomes law,
what’s left we cannot pledge.