Echoes of Control

[Intro] Whispers in the daylight, sold to the crowd Masks of trust, but the pockets stay loud [Verse 1] They paint a future bright with borrowed gold A map of nations, bought and sold Voice on the radio, a sweet, slick lie Selling consent while they tighten the ties [Pre-Chorus] We pace the streets of borrowed pride Chasing a flag that never dries [Chorus] Stop the echo, break the chain Hear the truth in the crowd again No more halos, no more lies We won’t bow to unseen skies [Verse 2] Policies shaped in smoky rooms Language that blooms like perilous bloom Loans wrapped in velvet, debts in disguise A handshake hides a thousand sighs [Pre-Chorus] We pace the streets of borrowed pride Chasing a flag that never dries [Chorus] Stop the echo, break the chain Hear the truth in the crowd again No more halos, no more lies We won’t bow to unseen skies [Bridge] If we pull the curtain, we’ll see the glare Hands that pull strings, we’re still aware Rise from the roots, let the real voices rise Rewrite the map with wiser eyes [Chorus] Stop the echo, break the chain Hear the truth in the crowd again No more halos, no more lies We won’t bow to unseen skies [Outro] Voice after voice, a chorus of near Bearing the weight of what we hold dear