Watching Is Easy

[Intro – very calm spoken]
I just saw you standing there.


[Verse 1]
Why did you look away that night
When they pushed him to the ground?
You were close enough to hear him breathe
Close enough to hear the sound
You didn’t shout, you didn’t move
Didn’t reach, didn’t run
What held you there?


[Pre-Chorus]
You didn’t strike
You didn’t flee
You waited till it stopped being loud


[Chorus]
Watching is easy, staying clean
Hands in your pockets, eyes unseen
You didn’t choose, you didn’t fight
You let it happen in plain sight
Watching is easy
-
You were there


[Verse 2]
Were you scared of doing wrong
Or scared of doing right?
Scared to stand there all alone
When no one else stepped out of line
You told yourself it’s not your place
Not your voice, not your call
But if everyone thinks that way
Who ever moves at all?


[Pre-Chorus]
You stayed calm
You stayed still
Was that sense — or just comfort?


[Chorus]
Watching is easy, staying clean
No bruised hands, no broken skin
You didn’t lie, you didn’t act
You stayed silent — that’s a fact
Watching is easy
-
You were there


[Bridge – spoken, slow]
If it was your father on the floor
Would you still have stayed back?
If the crowd was smaller
Or gone —
Would you?
When does courage start?
Before…
Or after someone else goes first?


[Final Chorus]
Watching is easy, staying clean
But clean don’t mean you weren’t in
Part of the moment
Part of the scene
Just not the one who intervened
Watching is easy
-
You were there


[Outro – spoken]
You watched.

Shock Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, 70s Rock, Catchy Riffs, Anthem Chorus, Straight Groove, Gritty Vocals, Dark Theater