The Pen of Freedom

*(A triumphant, rhythmic orchestral intro builds—anticipation crackles in the air.)*

**[Verse 1 – Thomas Jefferson]**  
*(Spoken, then sung with regal authority)*  
The crown claims dominion, taxation’s a prison,  
But we've drafted the words—now fate has risen!  
A parchment, a promise, a battle unchained,  
Freedom’s ink flows where tyranny reigned.  

**[Chorus – Ensemble]**  
A pen, a pledge, a revolution,  
We declare this grand solution!  
No more bowing, no more kneeling,  
Raise the quill, our fate is sealing!  

**[Verse 2 – John Adams]**  
King George scoffs from across the sea,  
But he don’t know what’s locked in me!  
Thirteen colonies, fists aloft,  
United we stand, the chains are dropped!  

**[Bridge – Benjamin Franklin]**  
*(A spoken, commanding interlude as he lifts the document)*  
This is no simple script, no fleeting dream,  
This ink is the answer, the righteous beam.  
We sign, we vow, we take our stand,  
To forge a free and sovereign land!  

**[Chorus – Ensemble]**  
A pen, a pledge, a revolution,  
We declare this grand solution!  
No more bowing, no more kneeling,  
Raise the quill, our fate is sealing!  

**[Finale – Ensemble & George Washington]**  
*(Washington enters, towering with resolve—drums crescendo.)*  
History calls us—will you defy?  
Or sign your name and let flags fly?  
We write today, tomorrow we fight,  
Liberty burns in the dawn’s new light!  

*(A grand flourish—trumpets blare, the signatures are scrawled in defiance. The scene closes with the roar of freedom ringing into the night.)*

Musical, royal theme, male