Die Gedanken waren frei

"Mit dem ersten Glied ist die Kette geschmiedet. Wenn die erste Rede zensiert, der erste Gedanke verboten, die erste Freiheit verweigert wird, dann sind wir alle unwiderruflich gefesselt."

~ Startrek, S04E21 - Das Standgericht

Piano und Gesang: Ingeborgsch
Songtext und kommerzielle Rechte: Saria D.

Rough translation:

Thoughts were free
Who could have guessed them?
They just flew by
Like nightly shadows
No human could know them
No hunter could gun them down
It used to stay this way:
Thoughts were free

Let us know your opinion,
Because we want to chide you
Bend the truth
By unfair methods
Want to censor and delete you,
Tell you lies
What of it?
We are sick and tired of reproach

'Cause today's thoughts
Are dictated by banks,
By hundreds of fake friends,
Who spread naïvety
Everything you ever thought
Will be monitored
On Snapchat and Twitter,
On Facebook and Tumblr

You are under the impression
That arbitrariness and slander
Dominate some platforms?
You have an inkling
That we are lecturing you?
Your opinion is wrong
And your account is almost suspended

Which is why you are being shut down
During dark times
Because critical voices
Are circulating too fast
Quoted out of context
Missing fundamental rights
Always bear in mind:
This is only the beginning