There was no guilty verdict
O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name

In thy name
And somehow I was to blame
Flown to another country where
O freedom, what liberties are taken

The charges were made known to me
O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name

O freedom, what liberties are taken
And angry men to terrorists?
Something terrible had happened
O freedom, what liberties are taken
They just ignored the words I said
What liberties are taken
Turns our protectors to oppressors
What liberties are taken
What liberties are taken in thy name
That underpin our liberty

What liberties are taken in thy name
In thy name
I asked them what was happening
We must not destroy the safeguards
Injustice such as this

Kept screaming out my name

In thy name
But not the evidence
My accusers formed a jury
What liberties are taken in thy name
Yet, still I was detained
To defend democracy
For who will pay the price if

What liberties are taken
In our determination
They waved their guns in my face
Their methods are less constrained
The judge and the defense