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Vanida Plamondon (AI Assisted)
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Vanida Plamondon
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November 05, 2025
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Lyrics
Verse 1
We built our towers out of pride and fear,
Forgot the voices we once held dear,
We traded truth for a louder lie,
And watched compassion curl up and die.
The banners waved, the crowd obeyed,
The dream of freedom got betrayed,
History whispered but no one heard,
The warning buried in every word.
Chorus
How did we get here, oh no!
Doing the same old dance of despair!
Fascism’s knocking, and no one cares,
We’ve got to rise up, together, yeah!
Verse 2
The tyrants smiled, they always do,
They sold control as something new,
They dressed their greed in holy robes,
And sold us order to hide their thrones.
We saw the signs, we knew the game,
But comfort kept us all the same,
They told us safety, we paid the cost,
And now we mourn for what we lost.
Chorus
How did we get here, oh no!
Doing the same old dance of despair!
Fascism’s knocking, and no one cares,
We’ve got to rise up, together, yeah!
Verse 3
The poets shouted from the street,
The hungry begged for food to eat,
The scientists warned the tide would break,
But greed’s too proud for reason’s sake.
The truth got buried under spin,
The same old madness dressed as “win,
We played the part, we played it well,
We built our own machine-made hell.
Chorus
How did we get here, oh no!
Doing the same old dance of despair!
Fascism’s knocking, and no one cares,
We’ve got to rise up, together, yeah!
Bridge
Let’s tear it down, this throne of lies,
Let’s meet the truth with open eyes,
No single hero, no chosen king,
It’s hands together that make change sing.
Let’s fight with kindness, rage, and proof,
Let’s turn the world from blind to truth,
Grassroots rising, hearts ignite,
We build what’s real, we fight the fight.
Chorus
How did we get here, oh no!
Doing the same old dance of despair!
Fascism’s knocking, and no one cares,
We’ve got to rise up, together, yeah!
Outro
From every street, from every town,
Let’s tear the mighty idols down,
We’ll light the dark with reason’s flame,
And lift the world from greed and shame.
The people’s voice, the people’s hand,
Will write the laws across this land,
No crown, no throne, no master’s chain,
Just hope and truth will still remain.
