Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I’m the voice that thunders on your TV screen,
Promise you the truth but sell you the dream.
Say I’m humble, but I love the crown,
I build ’em up just to tear ’em down.

[Chorus]
I’m an authoritarian, loud and proud,
Bow before me, join the crowd.
I’ll save the nation, cleanse the sin,
Just hand me the keys and let me in.

[Verse 2]
I’ll clean the swamp with my chosen few,
The crooks I pardon all owe me too.
The law’s my sword, the law’s my shield,
And I choose who’s made to kneel.

[Verse 3]
I’ve got my version, you’ve got yours,
But mine gets louder and opens doors.
Facts are fickle, truth’s a toy,
Spin it right, and they’ll shout “Attaboy!”

[Chorus]
I’m an authoritarian, loud and proud,
Bow before me, join the crowd.
I’ll save the nation, cleanse the sin,
Just hand me the keys and let me in.

[Verse 4]
Flags like fire, faces shine,
They wear my name like it’s divine.
They love my anger, they feel my pain,
They’d crown me king and call it sane.

[Bridge]
You’re with me or you’re gone, my friend,
There’s no gray zone, just me till the end.
Say you love the flag? Well, so do I —
But it flies for me, not the other guy.

[Final Verse / Outro]
Now the courts are mine, the press is weak,
Truth’s a whisper, I’m the only one who speaks.
If freedom falls, they’ll call my name,
And I’ll say, “Ain’t it a shame?”

[Chorus – Optional Final Repeat]
I’m an authoritarian, loud and proud,
Bow before me, join the crowd.
I’ll save the nation, cleanse the sin,
Just hand me the keys and let me in.