Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He can pardon his pals, he can cover his tracks,
He can toss out the law like a junkyard fax.
If I break a rule, they’ll throw me in jail,
But the Court says the king can’t ever fail.

[Chorus]
Oh, justice, justice, where did you go?
Shadow-docket midnight show.
They call it law, but it walks like a crime,
And the scales tip heavy every single time.

[Verse 2]
He don’t need no mayor, don’t need no gov’,
Sends troops in your city like a push comes to shove.
Federal boots on your hometown street,
Call it “law and order,” but it smells like defeat.

[Chorus]
Oh, justice, justice, where did you go?
Shadow-docket midnight show.
They call it law, but it walks like a crime,
And the scales tip heavy every single time.

[Verse 3]
Appointees who swore to uphold the law,
Got subpoenas instead of applause.
Lisa Cook at the Fed, Comey at the FBI,
Step out of line and your gonna fry.

[Chorus]
Oh, justice, justice, where did you go?
Shadow-docket midnight show.
They call it law, but it walks like a crime,
And the scales tip heavy every single time.

[Verse 4]
They carved up the maps down in Alabam’,
Justice Roberts said, “Well, that’s just who I am.”
One vote here, another vote gone,
The rights of the people keep marching on wrong.

[Chorus]
Oh, justice, justice, where did you go?
Shadow-docket midnight show.
They call it law, but it walks like a crime,
And the scales tip heavy every single time.

[Verse 5]
They banned the protest, they silenced the crowd,
Said “you’re free to speak — just don’t speak too loud.”
From the courthouse steps to the college quad,
The First Amendment’s looking oddly flawed.

[Chorus]
Oh, justice, justice, where did you go?
Shadow-docket midnight show.
They call it law, but it walks like a crime,
And the scales tip heavy every single time.

[Bridge]
Birthright babies told they’re not real,
Money buys laws with a corporate seal.
Deportation flights in the dead of night,
While experts get canned for telling it right.

[Chorus]
Oh, justice, justice, where did you go?
Shadow-docket midnight show.
They call it law, but it walks like a crime,
And the scales tip heavy every single time.