I asked them what was happening
O freedom, what liberties are taken
Injustice such as this
Flown to another country where
Their methods are less constrained
In thy name
O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
What liberties are taken
But not the evidence
The judge and the defense
They waved their guns in my face
And somehow I was to blame
O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
My accusers formed a jury
Kept screaming out my name
Turns our protectors to oppressors
We must not destroy the safeguards
O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
For who will pay the price if
To defend democracy
And angry men to terrorists?
In thy name
There was no guilty verdict
In our determination
What liberties are taken in thy name
That underpin our liberty
In thy name
Yet, still I was detained
O freedom, what liberties are taken
What liberties are taken
What liberties are taken in thy name
What liberties are taken
The charges were made known to me
They just ignored the words I said
O freedom, what liberties are taken
Something terrible had happened
