Political Theatre

[Verse 1]

Another election year
Same old song and dance
Smiling faces, waving hands
Another fleeting chance

Red or blue, left or right
Pick your poison now
They promise change
They promise might
Another sacred vow

We line up
We vote
We cast our hope away
In boxes rigged
On systems broke
For just another day

[Pre-Chorus]

We want a voice
We want a say
We want a hand to hold
But every time
It’s just a play
A story pre-told

[Chorus]

Political Theatre
Oh, the show must go on
They wear their masks
They read their lines
Till the break of dawn

Vote for this
Vote for that
But the game remains the same
Just puppets dancing in the dark
Trading fortune and fame

“FAME”

[Verse 2]

The left says “equality,”
The right says “truth and might”
But both just fill their pockets full
While stealing all our light
The media’s a circus
Spinning tales and lies
Distracting us from what they do
Behind their painted eyes
They stoke the flames
They fan the fears
They keep us all at war
While they decide our destinies
Behind a gilded door

[Pre-Chorus]

We yearn for leaders, strong and true
Who’ll fight for what is right
But all we get’s a shadow crew
Lost in endless night

[Chorus]

Political Theatre
Oh, the show must go on
They wear their masks
They read their lines
Till the break of dawn

Vote for this
Vote for that
But the game remains the same
Just puppets dancing in the dark
Trading fortune and fame

“FAME”

[Bridge]

I used to believe
With all my heart
They’d hear our every call
Now I see it’s just a part
Of a system meant to stall
But still, a flicker in the dark
A need to rise and fight
To tear down this stage
This hollow arc
And claim back what is right

[Chorus]

Political Theatre
Oh, the show must go on
They wear their masks
They read their lines
Till the break of dawn

Vote for this
Vote for that
But the game remains the same
Just puppets dancing in the dark
Trading fortune and fame