[Verse 1]
In the face of rising darkness, when the world seems lost and scared
When the crowds begin to follow and the truth is never shared
There's a voice that cuts through silence, from a scholar brave and true
Timothy Snyder reminds us what we always have to choose
[Chorus]
Obedience is not inevitable
Obedience is not inevitable
You can stand, you can think, you can question what they say
Obedience is not inevitable
Make that choice every day
[Verse 2]
In his book "On Tyranny" written twenty seventeen
Twenty lessons for resistance, for the battles unforeseen
History shows the pattern, how the free can lose their way
But the power still lies with us if we choose to disobey
[Chorus]
Obedience is not inevitable
Obedience is not inevitable
You can stand, you can think, you can question what they say
Obedience is not inevitable
Make that choice every day
[Bridge]
When they tell you to be silent
When they say you have no voice
When they claim there's no alternative
Remember you still have a choice
[Verse 3]
Every generation faces moments when they must decide
Will they follow blindly forward or will they stand up with pride
Snyder's words echo through time now, like a beacon in the night
"Obedience is not inevitable" - so we choose to fight
[Chorus]
Obedience is not inevitable
Obedience is not inevitable
You can stand, you can think, you can question what they say
Obedience is not inevitable
Make that choice every day
[Outro]
Not inevitable, not inevitable
The choice is always yours to make
Not inevitable, not inevitable
Democracy's yours to break or take