Freedom

Freedom Watch what you say Don't ever say the wrong thing Ignore the rights violations They are for the good of the people New ideas are crimes to be punished They will never say that they are wrong They will never say they are repressive Fears of death for a criticism of them Arrests for carrying the wrong sign Their troops quell dissension They never tell you what you can say You are to figure that out for yourself Books are censored and burned Based on the religion of the area Even news from another country is banned It might tell you a truth they do not want you to know Freedoms are an idea lost to a distant past They were taken away to protect the people from enemies Taken away to protect the government from the people One thought, one word or one idea can get people thinking Questioning the government they put in place When did our freedoms leave? When were they taken away? We have to start thinking To start to voice our opinion Never caring what they say Then we will have our freedoms The ones the fathers gave to us And they will all live in fear