[Verse 1]
In Prague beneath the castle walls
A playwright held his pen
Writing truths that power tried to hide
Again and again
The velvet revolution came
Through words that would not bend
Václav Havel showed the world
How stories can transcend
[Chorus]
Truth and memory, power of the pen
Fighting lies with light again
Havel's voice cuts through the night
Literature as guiding light
Truth and memory, never forget
Words are weapons against the threat
When the darkness tries to fall
Stories standing ten feet tall
[Verse 2]
Charter Seventy-Seven rang
Like bells across the square
Human rights in black and white
For all the world to share
From prison cell to president
His conscience led the way
Showing how a single voice
Can change the world someday
[Chorus]
Truth and memory, power of the pen
Fighting lies with light again
Havel's voice cuts through the night
Literature as guiding light
Truth and memory, never forget
Words are weapons against the threat
When the darkness tries to fall
Stories standing ten feet tall
[Bridge]
Theater of the absurd becomes reality
When power corrupts and steals our liberty
But artists hold the mirror up
Reflecting what is true
The power of integrity
Lives in me and you
[Verse 3]
Letters to Olga from his cell
Philosophy in chains
Teaching us that inner freedom
Is what always remains
The powerless have power when
They speak with honest hearts
That's how every revolution
And every healing starts
[Chorus]
Truth and memory, power of the pen
Fighting lies with light again
Havel's voice cuts through the night
Literature as guiding light
Truth and memory, never forget
Words are weapons against the threat
When the darkness tries to fall
Stories standing ten feet tall
[Outro]
Remember Havel's legacy
When shadows start to grow
The truth will set us free again
This much we know