You Can’t Kill the Sound

Verse 1
Charlie stood on stage, speaking truth out loud,
Voice cut short by a rooftop crowd.
Freedom’s a word they try to erase,
But silence won’t ever take his place.

Chorus
You can shoot the man, but you can’t kill the sound,
Voices rise up from the battleground.
Silence is the bullet they want us to take,
But we’ll sing louder than the noise they make.

Verse 2
Politicians crying with rehearsed regret,
Cameras roll, but the game’s not set.
They’ll sell you fear, they’ll sell you lies,
But truth still burns when the fire dies.

Chorus
You can shoot the man, but you can’t kill the sound,
Voices rise up from the battleground.
Silence is the bullet they want us to take,
But we’ll sing louder than the noise they make.

Bridge
This ain’t left, this ain’t right,
It’s life or death, it’s dark or light.
If we stay quiet, the darkness wins,
So raise your voice — that’s where it begins.

Final Chorus
You can shoot the man, but you can’t kill the sound,
Freedom keeps rollin’ underground.
Charlie’s gone, but the truth won’t fade,
We’ll keep singing till the end of days.