The General’s Debt

[Intro]
(Gentle sound of footsteps on stone)
(A distant muffled bell)
Mm-mm

[Verse 1]
Narrow streets and hidden deals
One man breaks the wax and seals
The paper waits for cold blue light
Truth will not belong to night

[Pre-Chorus]
His fountain pen is a sharpened blade
Against the trap that the generals made
Shadows shrink where the letters bloom
To clear a name inside this room

[Chorus]
Emile Zola
Emile Zola
Voice that shakes the hall of kings
The only weapon that he brings
Is J’Accuse
J’Accuse

[Verse 2]
Stifled voices choose to bend
A writer becomes the only friend
A hollow cell and iron door
Lies can hide the facts no more

[Pre-Chorus]
His fountain pen is a sharpened blade
Against the trap that the generals made
Shadows shrink where the letters bloom
To clear a name inside this room

[Chorus]
Emile Zola
Emile Zola
Voice that shakes the hall of kings
The only weapon that he brings
Is J’Accuse
J’Accuse

[Bridge]
Broken mirrors
Twisted laws
A righteous fire in every pause
Ink will spill for dignity
To set the stolen future free

[Chorus]
Emile Zola
Emile Zola
Voice that shakes the hall of kings
The only weapon that he brings
Is J’Accuse
J’Accuse

[Chorus]
Emile Zola
Emile Zola
Truth is standing on the street
Until the justice is complete
In J’Accuse
J’Accuse