Lyrics

[Verse I – The Chamber of Nods]
They sit in their seats of marble and pride,
Sworn to defend, but they’re dead inside.
Silver tongues spin webs of deceit,
While truth gets trampled under their feet.

Red pens sign what the tyrant demands,
Shaking his hand with trembling hands.
Echo chambers filled with fear,
No one dares to volunteer.

[Pre-Chorus I]
Hear the gavel fall, another freedom dies,
Under velvet lies and televised alibis.

[Chorus]
They dance when he moves, they bow when he sings,
Every law he writes has invisible strings.
No spine, no soul, no voice that rings —
Just puppets on strings… puppets on strings.

[Verse II – The Great Pretenders]
They trade their honor for another term,
The fire burns, but they never learn.
The people scream through a broken gate,
While the Senate feasts on a nation’s fate.

The ink runs red, the deals run deep,
Promises made that they’ll never keep.
He breaks the law, they break the news,
And call it order while we all lose.

[Pre-Chorus II]
Curtains drawn, the charade begins,
The guilty applaud as the justice thins.

[Chorus]
They dance when he moves, they bow when he sings,
Every truth they bury, every bell that never rings.
A nation held hostage by royal decrees,
And the puppets just nod on their knees.

[Bridge – Behind the Curtain] (female vocals + ticking clock)
Who pulls the wires when the lights go black?
Who feeds the flame, who won’t look back?
The master smiles, the world obeys,
While freedom slowly fades away.

(male vocals return, furious)
The oath they swore — they tore apart,
Now marionettes with hollow hearts.

[Final Chorus – Rising Revolt]
Cut the strings! Let the masters fall!
Raise your voice — or lose it all!
From gilded halls to the people’s streets,
The sound of thunder — the puppet beats!

(Choir chant)
Cut the strings! Cut the strings!
No more kings! No more kings!