[Verse 1]
Carl Schmitt speaks of sovereign might
He who decides when rules don't apply
In the exception, power shows its face
Emergency strips the legal disguise
Listen first to understand the threat
How law becomes a tyrant's net
[Chorus]
When does legality stop protecting freedom
Schmitt first, then Fuller for the reason
Law without constraint is fascism's door
Emergency powers, that's what to watch for
Exception reveals who really rules
When crisis breaks democracy's tools
[Verse 2]
Political theology he calls the state
Secular power with religious weight
The sovereign stands above the norm
Deciding when to weather the storm
But who watches when the watcher decides
That normal law no longer applies
[Chorus]
When does legality stop protecting freedom
Schmitt first, then Fuller for the reason
Law without constraint is fascism's door
Emergency powers, that's what to watch for
Exception reveals who really rules
When crisis breaks democracy's tools
[Bridge]
Now Fuller speaks of law's morality
Eight principles for legality
Clear rules that guide and don't surprise
Published, stable, no disguise
Possible to follow, applied the same
Consistent courts that share the game
[Verse 3]
Fuller shows what law should be
Not just commands from authority
Internal morality makes law real
Without it, force is all we feel
The gap between Schmitt and Fuller's view
Shows the choice that we must choose
[Chorus]
When does legality stop protecting freedom
Schmitt first, then Fuller for the reason
Law without constraint is fascism's door
Emergency powers, that's what to watch for
Exception reveals who really rules
When crisis breaks democracy's tools
[Outro]
Listen close to both their words
The warning and the cure you've heard
Fascism hides in legal clothes
But Fuller's path still onward goes