Russia (silence is deafenin')

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[verse 1]

It's not, I'm speakin truth to power,

no one's got any, so to speak.

Or standin', in my Ivory Tower,

lookin' down, an' takin' a leak.

[verse 2]

Trust is now, just a commodity,

so rare, it's become an oddity.

Bought an' sold on the internet,

point the finger, settle your debt.

[chorus]

Silence is deafenin', all gone South,

everyone's, fightin' to be heard.

Not a word's, comin' out your mouth,

the whole country's, runnin' scared.

[verse 3]

Free speech, is outta your price range,

cost years of your life, livin' in a cage.

Opinions, the currency of the poor,

dark whispers, one eye on the door.

[chorus]

Silence is deafenin', all gone South,

everyone's, fightin' to be heard.

Not a word's, comin' out your mouth,

the whole country's, runnin' scared.

[verse 4]

Re-education, for those who didn't get it,

delivered in a way, you won't forget it.

A school dorm, that's bolted outside,

lessons measured, by the cries.

[chorus]

Silence is deafenin', all gone South,

everyone's, fightin' to be heard.

Not a word's, comin' out your mouth,

the whole country's, runnin' scared.

[bridge]

The price of freedom's high,

one wrong word, you can die.

Find a hole, to bury your head,

a video moment, an' you're dead.

[final chorus]

Silence is deafenin', all gone South,

everyone's, fightin' to be heard.

Not a word's, comin' out your mouth,

the whole country's, runnin' scared.

[outro]

Negotiation, with a gun to your head,

a nation of lions, the donkeys have led.

Your pride, you gave up bit by bit,

now you beg in streets, for bread.