When the Rulings Don’t Matter
On paper we’re still righteous But the streets say something’s wrong
[Intro]
They said the law would hold.
They said the court would stand.
But what happens to a nation…
When power slips its hands?
[Verse 1]
There’s a man on courthouse steps
With a paper in his hand
Judge said “Set him free”
But they changed the rules again
Seventy thousand locked away
While the gavel hits the wood
On paper we’re still righteous
But the streets say something’s wrong
[Chorus]
When the rulings don’t matter
And the losing side won’t lose
When the law becomes a hallway
Power walks straight through
No tanks roll down Main Street
No trumpet sounds the fall
It’s quiet when a republic breaks —
When the court can’t stop it all
[Verse 2]
Hamilton was whispering
“Judgment has no sword”
If no one makes them listen
It’s just a written word
Forms all still look normal
Flags still wave up high
But something in the spirit
Is different in our eyes
[Chorus]
When the rulings don’t matter
And delay becomes defeat
When the referee is silenced
By the pounding of his feet
No sirens mark the moment
No headline draws the line
It’s quiet when a democracy dies —
One ignored ruling at a time
[Outro]
So raise your voice when justice calls
Don’t let the silence win
A court can write the truth —
But we decide…
If it means anything.