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[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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[Verse 1]I remember when the truth still meant a man’s word held weight,Goldwater stood on principles, even when the stakes were great.But now the truth’s been buried, under shadows cold and sly,A party lost its compass to the needle of the lie.

[Chorus]The GOP’s addiction to the lie,Selling poison to the people, while the truth just walks on by.What once was conviction has withered and died,All that’s left is the firehose, the GOP’s addiction to the lie.

[Verse 2]Reagan spun his stories, Bush twisted WMDs,But Trump lit the match and turned lies into disease.From stolen votes to walls that Mexico won’t buy,They feed it to the faithful, keep the truth out of sight.

[Chorus]The GOP’s addiction to the lie,Building castles out of falsehoods on foundations gone dry.When the truth disappears, democracy cries,And the nation bends and breaks from the GOP’s addiction to the lie.

[Bridge]How many lies can a country survive?How long ‘til the people stop keeping hope alive?If we don’t name the poison, it’ll spread until we die,Democracy’s in danger from the GOP’s addiction to the lie.

[Final Chorus – Big & Dramatic]The GOP’s addiction to the lie,It’s a sickness, it’s a weapon, and the people pay the price.But if we stand for truth, if we open our eyes,We can break the chains and end the GOP’s addiction to the lie.

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Verse 1

Shadows fall where freedom stood,Voices silenced, misunderstood.Marching on with eyes half-closed,The path we’re on, the world already knows.

Chorus

Is America sleepwalking into the Dictator’s Playbook?Step by step, the warnings that we never took.History’s pages scream, but we look away,Will the dream of liberty survive one more day?

Verse 2

Generals warned but stayed in line,Truth replaced with power’s shrine.Enemies made of neighbor and friend,Every chapter moves closer to the end.

Chorus

Is America sleepwalking into the Dictator’s Playbook?Step by step, the freedoms that they slowly shook.From silence to loyalty, from fear to control,The price of apathy may be the nation’s soul.

Bridge

Wake up, wake up — the mask is gone,The playbook’s running, the time is short, the danger’s strong.Stand or fall, there’s no middle ground,Once freedom’s lost, it won’t be found.

Final Chorus

Is America sleepwalking into the Dictator’s Playbook?Step by step, the choices that we never took.This is the hour, the call we must face,Or sleepwalking ends with democracy erased.

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This Daily Read is just for our subscribers (along with the special Saturday Report, the Sunday Book Excerpt, the ability to comment on posts, reply in email directly to Thom, and the monthly Ask Thom Anything zoom meeting). For the publicly-available 7-day-a-week 1-hour podcast of my radio show, check your favorite podcast application for “Hartmann Report” or click here:

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