[Verse 1] They said it could never happen here,But the blueprint’s old, and it’s clear.Divide the people, break their trust,Turn dreams to ashes, gold to dust.

[Chorus] How to dismantle a republic in 12 steps,History whispers, and we forget.Tyrants dance where truth once stood,Twelve steps down, and gone for good.

[Verse 2] Shatter the unions, silence the press,Sell off the future for the rich to possess.Flood the airwaves with anger and lies,Blindfold the people, cover their eyes.

[Chorus] How to dismantle a republic in 12 steps,Every stone broken, every vow kept.When money buys the law and the land,Freedom slips like dust through our hands.

[Bridge] Step one: divide us.Step two: deny the truth.Step three: steal the wealth.Step four: break the youth.…Step twelve: the law is gone.And the dream of America dies at dawn.

[Verse 3]But the story ain’t finished, not yet, not now,We’ve seen the people rise somehow.Brazil, South Africa, Ukraine too,If they can stop it—so can you.

[Final Chorus] How to dismantle a republic in 12 steps,Is not the only song that’s left.We can fight, we can stand, we can rise,Take back the future before it dies.

[Outro] Tag. We’re it.

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