Fifty-One

[Verse 1]
They draw the line
Then split the crowd
Say pick a side
Say it out loud

Need just fifty-one
To take the room
So they sell you fear
And they sell it soon

[Pre-Chorus]
Point at the other door
Say it’s coming for your home
Point at the other hand
Till you vote alone

[Chorus]
Fifty-one wins it all
Forty-nine takes the fall
Fifty-one, fifty-one
Make you scared of everyone
Fifty-one, tell me why
We keep choosing “us” and “I”
Fifty-one, fifty-one
And the country comes undone

[Verse 2]
Now every neighbor’s strange
Every face a sign
Every small complaint
Turns into a fight

They call it safety
They call it truth
But the louder they shout
The less we move

[Pre-Chorus]
Point at the other door
Say it’s coming for your home
Point at the other hand
Till you vote alone

[Chorus]
Fifty-one wins it all
Forty-nine takes the fall
Fifty-one, fifty-one
Make you scared of everyone
Fifty-one, tell me why
We keep choosing “us” and “I”
Fifty-one, fifty-one
And the country comes undone

[Bridge]
What if the map was wrong?
What if the room was wide?
What if they needed us
Less divided?

What if “almost everyone”
Was still enough to lead?
What if they stopped selling war
To meet a need?

[Final Chorus]
Fifty-one wins it all
Forty-nine takes the fall
Fifty-one, fifty-one
Make you scared of everyone
Fifty-one, tell me why
We keep choosing “us” and “I”
Fifty-one, fifty-one
And the country comes undone