The Loundest Lie

I didn't come with tanks or chains
I came with answers for your pain
I named your fear, I shaped your shame
Gave all your anger something to blame
I spoke simple, spoke in scars
Told you who you are, who we are
When the world felt cold and wide
I gave you somewhere
To hide

I didn't force you to believe
I just repeated it till you did
Truth sounds weak when hope is gone
Lies get strong when shouted long

I'm the loudest lie you've heard
The one that feels like truth
I don't need proof, I don't need facts
I need you
I don't conquer land or kings
I conquer who you are
Once I live inside your head
I don't need an army

I made you proud, I made you pure
Made your weakness feel like war
Every question felt like doubt
Every doubt felt like a traitor's mouth
You stopped thinking, started chanting
Started marching without asking
When identity becomes law
Everything else
Falls

I didn't rise alone, you see–
I needed you to carry me
I'm nothing without the crowd
Without your voice
I'm not loud

I'm the loudest lie you've heard
The one that feels like truth
I don't need proof, I don't need facts
I need you
I don't conquer land or kings
I conquer who you are
Once I live inside your head
I don't need an army

Say it again
Say it louder
Say it until it feels real
If everyone believes it–
It must be

I'm the loudest lie you've heard
But I didn't come from nowhere
I grew inside your need to matter
Your fear of being small
I don't die when bodies fall
I die when silence breaks the spell
I was never just one man–
I was a mirror
You refused to shatter

Ideologies don't scream forever
They starve
When you stop feeding them