staatsfeind

the flags rise up in different lands,
the chants all follow old commands.
the faces change, the pattern stays,
a quiet echo through the days.
 
you argue law while embers spread,
discuss the fire instead of dread.
you weigh the risks, you “talk it through,”
as if the flame will wait for you.
 
don’t ask when this all started,
you watched as fire grows.
but history won’t repeat,
it silently reloads.
 
ihr ruft nach ordnung und nach sicherheit,
doch eure fuehrung kostet uns nur zeit.
der wahre feind sitzt in euren reihen,
wo angst und neid das land neu entzweien,
verdammt! der staatsfeind nummer eins seid Ihr,
gefangen in feigheit und blinder gier.
 
what once was whispered now is said,
in daylight, calm, with measured tread.
the borrowed words are brought inside,
and hate becomes a normal tide.
 
these boots are not new.
these chants are not new.
these flames are not new.
the only thing new is how the books meant nothing to you.
 
ihr ruft nach ordnung und nach sicherheit,
doch eure fuehrung kostet uns nur zeit.
der wahre feind sitzt in euren reihen,
wo angst und neid das land neu entzweien,
verdammt! der staatsfeind nummer eins seid Ihr,
uns‘re freiheit wird opfer eurer gier.

rain is pouring, the street lies wet,
you march again to spread your net.
you seek out victims, silence their say,
then cast them out to clear your way.

contempt instilled now turns to hate,
vengeful rage fuels your cruel mandate.
brute force bred in extremist minds,
to draw your rule in terror lines.

you want us to fear you, you want us to flee,
but we are many! we stand and we’re free!
you want us to fear you, you want us to flee,
but we won't retreat! we won’t let it be!

discrimination at its worst,
you feed again your violence thirst.
blind fanatics, your fury unchained,
the ones you blame left bruised, defamed.

you want us to fear you, you want us to flee,
but we are many! we stand and we’re free!
you want us to fear you, you want us to flee,
but we won't retreat! we won’t let it be!

you men in ties spun lies for thrones,
your speeches came before their stones.
the orders slid to pamphlets fast,
campaign lines burned the truth at last.

you mimic hate to steal its flame,
you trade your spine to play their game.
the line between the sides is gone,
your borrowed words have led them on.

cold dead-eyed glow, grey suits, same code,
clock in, clock out, grind bone to load.
you sell us fear in plastic rows,
we chew the wire, spit out the drones.

my name on a badge, chain on a gate,
who gave you power to number my face?

tear this system down!
burn the static crown!
blind their watching eyes!
cut their signal lines!
raise your fists, unbound!
crack the poisoned ground!
we will rise, we’re loud!
we will not be drowned!

fluorescent hum corrodes my veins,
your sacred rules just rust and stains.
you count our breaths, you price our time,
but rust eats gold from the inside.

you call it order, I call it grave!
who gave you the right to make us your slaves?

one low rate, the system scans,
no warning shot, no reprimands,
you'll pull our plug before we wake,
our slot is filled without a break.

no court and no case, no human face,
who dares to speak up when being replaced?

face to the wall,
line by line you fall!
then you will choke,
on every word you spoke!

tore your system down!
burned your static crown!
blinded every eye!
cut your signal lines!
every fist, unbound!
every crack of ground!
we will rise, we're loud!
we will not be drowned!

ihr zieht die zuegel immer enger,
bis kaum noch luft zum atmen reicht.
Ihr kuerzt das geld wie’s euch geaeällt,
bis hoffnung still im schatten weicht.
Ihr dient nur den mit tiefen taschen,
so waer das fair und kalkuliert.
ihr folgt dem ruf der falschen stimmen,
doch fragt Ihr nie wer profitiert.

warum nur all die kalten luegen?
warum dient alles eurer gier?
warum tretet ihr stets nach unten?
warum fuettert ihr das tier?

ihr brauchtet einen suendenbock,
warft ihn zum frass den woelfen vor.
ihr habt den hass kanalisiert,
er wuchert nun wie ein tumor.

ihr werft den koeder in die menge,
und wartet, bis sie sich zerreisst.
so bleibt die beute auf der strecke,
weil keiner mehr nach oben beisst.
ihr nennt das ordnung, nennt es gerecht,
doch jede spur ist konstruiert.
nun jagt das rudel im falschen wind,
weil ihr den duft manipuliert.

Ihr habt ein feindbild konstruiert,
habt eine hetzjagd inszeniert.
doch eure rechnung ging nicht auf,
denn alle zahlen war‘n fingiert.

Ihr brauchtet einen suendenbock,
warft ihn zum frass den woelfen vor.
Ihr habt den hass kanalisiert,
und wer ist jetzt der predator?

we want to stop the world from burning,
chase the cure and keep it turning.
so we switch the fuel, but not the game,
just pour new oil into the flame.

corn and wheat for western gain,
fed by sweat and choking pain.
from broken lands, the crops are ripped,
their children's dreams are sunk and stripped.

reap! reap! grain is what we need!
feed! feed! but not the ones who bleed!
not the hungry, not the poor,
we fill the tanks and close the door.
blind! so blind! it’s comfort we abuse,
the way of life we dare not lose!

one hundred loaves could sate the line,
but now they feed the dollar sign.
one more mile, one more excuse,
while others starve, we twist the news.

forests fall for green demands,
grasslands dried by corporate hands.
empty plates in silent towns,
while golden grain is burned to ground.

reap! reap! grain is what we need!
feed! feed! but not the mouths that plead!
not the broken, not the bruised,
we feed machines, our souls seduced.
blind! still blind! it’s comfort we abuse,
our hands have lit this killing fuse!

your father laced the makeshift wings,
with wax and threads and leather bound.
the fallen feathers learned to breathe,
you left the locks and stone and ground.

don’t mistake height for freedom now!
don’t call escape a higher rise!

I watched you weigh the cost in time,
I heard you doubt what you knew true.
you chose delay, you chose the lie,
now every fall comes back to you!

you chased the sun for greater heights,
drunk on the rush of open air.
each added span became your crown,
restraint and fear felt wrong up there.

don’t turn this thrill into a test!
don’t prove how far you can go now!

I watched you weigh the cost in time,
I heard you doubt what you knew true.
you chose delay, you chose the lie,
now every fall comes back to you!

this is no legend fading out,
no ancient myth that was once told.
the warnings weren’t misunderstood,
they were ignored and put on hold.

the wax gave way beneath the heat,
you felt the pull you laughed away.
feathers torn lose, the sky let go,
the fall began before that day.

don’t say this isn’t happening!
don’t wait to see how far you fall!

I watched your pride erase the proof,
I traced each cause to its effect.
you crowned yourself above the truth,
now face the fall, you architect!

you say it’s only for the worst,
only when the sirens scream.
threats without a face or name,
sold as peace inside the dream.
then fear decides what you allow,
but who watches the watchers now?

you call it just a pilot trial,
if no one sues, it is too late.
temporary, turns to rule,
law was bent, without debate.
you test the edge, ignore your vow,
but who watches the watchers now?

the name‘s derived from Tolkien's books,
not evil by design or fate.
but wrong hands will always use it,
to deceive, and dominate.

we warned you, laid out every doubt,
you waved it off, pushed on that way.
you call it law and order now,
a surveillance state, day by day.
control dressed up as safety,
order promised, freedom pays.
you act first and wait for damage,
till no one can take it away.

you’ve been warned, concerns on file,
you signed it off, pushed on that way.
you bypassed law in order’s name,
built a police state by delay.

the tool switched off, but damage stays,
once the links are all combined.
all the data fused and merged,
our lives are mapped, redefined.
that's moscow style, and you won’t bow,
so who watches the watchers now?

dirty steel to a trembling throat
mortal flesh in a deathbound coat
naked violence steps in stride
innocence meets beast inside

vital signs in a fist of pills
mind gave in to the silent kills
crushed beneath the social weight
grief was traded in for fate

again there are questions, no explanation
again there are roads with no destination
open your eyes! it’s right before your face
don’t lose sight! in a world that’s lost all grace
open your eyes!
and don’t lose sight!

shaved heads poisoned with borrowed fear
hatred drilled in a young man’s ear
rage erupts when fire’s fed
marching into warlike tread

again there are victims, no accusation
again there are monsters, no condemnation
open your eyes! it’s right before your face
don’t lose sight! in a world that’s lost all grace
open your eyes!
and don’t lose sight!

party's done, and the roads run red
teenage ghosts in a headline spread
glass and blood where the lanes collide
now they're saints in the drunkards' pride

again there are patterns, no alteration
again there are watchers, no saturation
open your eyes! It’s right before your face
don’t lose sight! everything we shun decays
open your eyes!
and don’t lose sight!

a strange, peculiar breed you are,
just laughable, if not so grave.
some say it’s forged within your labs,
or chased a bat into the cave.

comedy stitched with tragedy,
the stage of earth, the play you write.
if it weren’t sad, so deadly clear,
your folly might amuse the night.

you fight in shadows, blind with rage,
as if no end would ever come.
division builds a binding cage,
a requiem without a drum.

and still you fight against your fate,
as if the death were not enough.
if not by war, then by your hate,
you’ll grind the world in fury rough.
but hear this call: together stand,
the fire waits to claim the free.
the only shield is people's hand,
the strength of true humanity.

then came the panic, masks and walls,
a thousand rules, yet none held firm.
cities silenced, and hearts withdrew,
counting bodies, then waiting turns.

so overwhelmed, you stumbled blind,
no compass for the storm you made.
the world stood still, the hours bled,
a fragile species, unprepared.

but worse was yet to tear you wide,
not virus, but the minds it found.
the cure was offered, hands held out,
yet rage refused, and truth was drowned.

we cut the air, we dry the well
perfume’s dead, too numb to smell
fake the truth with colored lies
life is sleep behind closed eyes

in the dark, there are no walls
we march in circles, proud to fall
echoed claps and empty cheers
Smiling through our mutineers

how much can you fake?
how deep will you sleep?
how loud do you lie?
how far will you sink?
no gods. no ground.
no voice. no sound.

say it loud. it's turning black
what you had. you won't get back
truth is gone. the screen goes black
stand in line. fade to black

burned the maps we never read
bliss is loud, and thought is dead
forgive ourselves for every crime
just press repeat, ignore the time

faith is drowned in shallow pride
see the blind lead those who hide
mirror speaks, and we obey
blackened hearts, no light, no way

say it loud. it's turning black
what you had. you won't get back
truth is gone. the screen goes black
we are blind. we paint it black