A Movie News Song - Anti-Trump Director Bet Wrong

Spent sixteen million, a dream on the screen,
In two thousand theaters, but it ain’t what it seemed.
Tales of derangement, with voices so loud,
But not enough viewers, lost in the crowd.
They said, "Watch it now, let your heart understand,"
Yet the seats were empty, not part of the plan.

[Chorus]
Oh, I’m not free if you don’t pay to see,
The stories I've spun, the truths that can be.
Yet when art goes unbought, is it lost in the night?
Censorship, they say, but is that really right?

[Verse 2]
“Crybaby CEO,” they call with disdain,
But tell me, dear friend, is it all just a game?
First Amendment dreams in a theater glow,
But not buying my speech? Well, do we really know?
Critics were counting, two thirty-eight strong,
Yet the box office whispers the story feels wrong.

[Chorus]
Oh, I’m not free if you don’t pay to see,
The stories I've spun, the truths that can be.
Yet when art goes unbought, is it lost in the night?
Censorship, they say, but is that really right?

[Bridge]
You had millions to shout, a megaphone’s grace,
Yet here we are wondering, what’s the true face?
Publicity’s lessons, in tabloids and news,
But silence can echo louder than views.

[Verse 3]
So here is my heart, let it rise with the sound,
In a world full of voices, let the truth be found.
Though theaters were empty, the stories still burn,
Let’s talk about justice, let the pages turn.

[Chorus]
Oh, I’m not free if you don’t pay to see,
The stories I've spun, the truths that can be.
Yet when art goes unbought, is it lost in the night?
Censorship, they say, but is that really right?

[Outro]
With every ticket sold, we take back the night,
Let’s gather together and stand for the fight.
For every voice matters, let it ring through the air,
In this jazz of our lives, let’s show that we care.