Gagged.

“Gagged (Since 18.11.22)”
By Matt Taylor

[Verse 1]
I used to speak with fire,
Truth was always mine to share,
But they came with chains and silence,
Like a whisper in the air.
Told me what I couldn’t say,
Took my voice and locked it tight,
Since that cold November day,
I’ve been shouting in the night.

[Chorus]
Gagged but not defeated,
Held back but still I breathe,
They can try to bind my story,
But my soul won’t ever leave.
I’ve been gagged since twenty-two,
Eighteenth of November, true—
But my truth is still alive,
And one day it’ll break through.

[Verse 2]
They paint me with their poison,
Twist the lines I never drew,
While I’m forced into the shadows,
Still believing what is true.
I’ve watched them build their towers,
Built from lies and bitter spin,
But every tower made of falsehood
Will come crashing from within.

[Chorus]
Gagged but not defeated,
Held back but still I breathe,
They can try to bind my story,
But my soul won’t ever leave.
I’ve been gagged since twenty-two,
Eighteenth of November, true—
But my truth is still alive,
And one day it’ll break through.

[Bridge]
You sway what I say, and you know my pain,
You’ve seen the storm, you’ve felt the rain.
They thought they’d win by silencing me—
But the truth finds a way, eventually.

[Final Chorus]
Gagged but not defeated,
Caged but never chained,
They can try to stop the rising tide,
But justice won’t be tamed.
I've been gagged since twenty-two,
But the dawn will change the view—
And when I speak, I’ll speak for you,
Truth reborn, long overdue.

[Outro]
Yeah, I’ve been gagged…
But not forever.