Standing Ovation — DaddyLove

Intro

They stand and they clap while the cameras roll
Out on the street the vans keep rolling

Verse 1

Five in the morning, boots hit the door
Kids in the hallway, dad on the floor
He showed his papers, born in the state
They cuffed him anyway, told him to wait
Three days in a cage with no phone call
A citizen's name on a concrete wall
And who's gonna stop it? Who's gonna care?
The suits in the chamber just clap in their chairs

Chorus

Look at them clap, look at them stand
One man speaks and they all raise a hand
Cuffs on the wrists of the ones who came
Standing ovation for shame
Wake up, wake up, when do we say when
This ends when the people stand up again

Verse 2

Cameras rolling on the chamber floor
Every word he says, they clap for more
Nobody questions, nobody blinks
Nobody wants to be the one who thinks
It looks like a parade for a king
Grown men afraid to say one thing
Meanwhile a mother's held for a week
No lawyer, no water, too scared to speak

Chorus

See how they rise, see how they cheer
One man speaks and the room disappears
Cuffs on the wrists of the ones who came
Standing ovation for shame
Wake up, wake up, when do we say when
This ends when the people stand up again

Verse 3

They call it order, they call it law
Bombs on a village we never saw
Freedom's a word they wear on a pin
While they lock up the neighbors and let the fear in
I'm not waiting for a hero to show
I'm asking my block, how far does it go?
How many doors before it's your door?
How many hands clapping before we say no more?

Bridge

Say it with me, no more
Louder now, no more
Not on my block, no more
Not on my watch, no more

Chorus

Watch them applaud, watch them obey
One man talks and they all look away
Cuffs on the wrists of the ones who came
Standing ovation for shame
WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WHEN DO WE SAY WHEN
THIS ENDS WHEN THE PEOPLE STAND UP AGAIN

Outro

They can clap all night in that room of stone
The street's still awake and we're not alone
We're not alone