[Verse 1]
Robert Paxton wrote it down in two thousand four
The Anatomy of Fascism, a truth we can't ignore
Not an ideology with ideas set in stone
It's something far more dangerous, a beast that's fully grown
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't look for the doctrine, don't search for the creed
Look at what they're doing, watch the hungry deed
[Chorus]
Fascism is not an ideology like liberalism or socialism
With a fixed body of ideas
It is a political practice
Practice, practice, always in action
Not the words but the reaction
Paxton knew the truth we need
Watch the practice, not the creed
[Verse 2]
Two thousand four, Anatomy, the book that broke it down
Liberalism has its pillars, socialism its ground
But fascism is different, it shapeshifts and it bends
Using any useful lie to reach its violent ends
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't look for the doctrine, don't search for the creed
Look at what they're doing, watch the hungry deed
[Chorus]
Fascism is not an ideology like liberalism or socialism
With a fixed body of ideas
It is a political practice
Practice, practice, always in action
Not the words but the reaction
Paxton knew the truth we need
Watch the practice, not the creed
[Bridge]
Robert Paxton, Anatomy of Fascism
Two thousand four, the year of wisdom
Fixed ideas are not its game
Political practice is its name
[Verse 3]
When they tell you what they stand for, remember what he wrote
It's not about the platform or the promises they quote
Look beyond the rhetoric, beyond the grand parade
Watch the political practice, see the moves they've made
[Final Chorus]
Fascism is not an ideology like liberalism or socialism
With a fixed body of ideas
It is a political practice
Practice, practice, always in action
Not the words but the reaction
Paxton showed us what we need
Watch the practice, not the creed
[Outro]
Anatomy of Fascism, two thousand four
Political practice at the core