Static Noir - Online Harms Blues Lyrics

They say it's all for safety keepin' kids from harm
But when you read between the lines it sets off an alarm
They're watchin' what you're sayin' and keepin' tabs on you
With powers so extensive they'll take away what's true
Oh Online Harms Act what you tryin' to hide?
With your warrantless searches freedom's on the slide
You say it's for protection but I can see the ruse
You're censoring our voices singin' the online harms blues
They got a new commission judge jury and enforcer
But where's the accountability when freedom is the cost here?
Sweeping powers granted to control and to decide
Privacy's been trampled and free speech pushed aside
Oh Online Harms Act what you tryin' to hide?
With your warrantless searches freedom's on the slide
You say it's for protection but I can see the ruse
You're censoring our voices singin' the online harms blues
They say it's for the children but the net's a wider cast
Censorin' conversations history tells it fast
From privacy invasions to speech they don't condone
This bill's a slippery slope where freedoms turn to stone
Conservatives are shoutin' liberals join the fray
No one's buyin' the story that this is the righteous way
It's overreach and power disguised as public good
If you value your freedom you'd stand up if you could
Oh Online Harms Act what you tryin' to hide?
With your warrantless searches freedom's on the slide
You say it's for protection but I can see the ruse
You're censoring our voices singin' the online harms blues
Now it's time to question time to make a stand
For our rights and freedoms across this free land
The Online Harms Act ain't what it seems to be
We need to fight for our rights and keep our country free