And so it came to pass that a flag flew in every window And widows handed poppies out in the square And squares were bashed and majors barked And marching music laughed from the airwaves
The waves were there to rule again We had the ambition. We had the ammunition A mission in the name of God In the name of "democracy", demo-crazy.
Die down! Lie down! You forfeited your right to survive
I clutched at your sleeve and we danced in the fire Just a pair of spastic swingers on a melting plastic floor But you crumbled in my hands as I fumbled in your blouse Slipping through my fingers to my feet. It felt like mustard -- hot like custard.
And in the dust that was once an arm A crazy wrote the 13th Psalm The final gesture -- He did it with calm precision He dotted every eye A lullaby for lovers on the last day.
Paying last respects with cups of poison Pointed passive at the blood sky Lying lifeless at their doors Clawing craters in the shelters Helter-skelter in the lift shafts, blasting brains out in the dark
LIE DOWN!! Lie down! "Crime is crime is crime"
A dog defaced a baby; knawed a rattle, smashed a pram He was yelping wildly in a vacuum -- no one really gave a damn They were thinking only of themselves... yes, they searched for a release. They hid in cupboards, under tables; they cabled Jesus, called the police
And the radio screams out, "We're winning!" And about how the loss was minimal And how the gallant sacrifice will live on in memorials And how we'll respect again
We're no playground anymore You cannot keep this country down for long Because we win so many fucking wars