[Verse 1]
When crisis hits the nation's door
And leaders say they need much more
Than what the constitution gives
Schmitt shows us how the tyrant lives
Emergency becomes the way
To sweep our normal rights away
The moment when the law's suspended
That's when real power's trulyended
[Chorus]
Emergency over permanence
Necessity beats legal sense
Decision trumps deliberation
This is fascism's foundation
When the exception rules the day
Democracy will fade away
Emergency over permanence
This is power's true presence
[Verse 2]
They'll tell you it's just temporary
These measures extraordinary
But temporary has a way
Of stretching into every day
The sovereign is the one who can
Decide when normal rules are banned
In that moment of exception
Lies the seeds of our subjection
[Chorus]
Emergency over permanence
Necessity beats legal sense
Decision trumps deliberation
This is fascism's foundation
When the exception rules the day
Democracy will fade away
Emergency over permanence
This is power's true presence
[Bridge]
Schmitt revealed the hidden truth
Behind the democratic booth
Real power shows its face
When law gives way to state of grace
The fascists learned this lesson well
And used it to create their hell
[Verse 3]
So when you hear the urgent call
To let the constitution fall
Remember Schmitt's dark warning clear
About the power that appears
When normal law is set aside
That's when the tyrants show their pride
[Chorus]
Emergency over permanence
Necessity beats legal sense
Decision trumps deliberation
This is fascism's foundation
When the exception rules the day
Democracy will fade away
Emergency over permanence
This is power's true presence
[Outro]
Watch for when they suspend the law
That's when you'll see power raw
Emergency over permanence
That's when freedom makes no sense