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And so it came to pass that a flag flew in every windowAnd widows handed poppies out in the squareAnd squares were bashed and majors barkedAnd marching music laughed from the airwavesThe waves were there to rule againWe had the ambition. We had the ammunitionA mission in the name of GodIn the name of "democracy", demo-crazy.Die down! Lie down! You forfeited your right to surviveI clutched at your sleeve and we danced in the fireJust a pair of spastic swingers on a melting plastic floorBut you crumbled in my hands as I fumbled in your blouseSlipping through my fingers to my feet.It felt like mustard -- hot like custard.And in the dust that was once an armA crazy wrote the 13th PsalmThe final gesture -- He did it with calm precisionHe dotted every eyeA lullaby for lovers on the last day.SongtextePaying last respects with cups of poisonPointed passive at the blood skyLying lifeless at their doorsClawing craters in the sheltersHelter-skelter in the lift shafts, blasting brains out in the darkLIE DOWN!!Lie down! "Crime is crime is crime"A dog defaced a baby; knawed a rattle, smashed a pramHe was yelping wildly in a vacuum -- no one really gave a damnThey were thinking only of themselves... yes, they searched for a release.They hid in cupboards, under tables; they cabled Jesus, called the policeAnd the radio screams out, "We're winning!"And about how the loss was minimalAnd how the gallant sacrifice will live on in memorialsAnd how we'll respect againWe're no playground anymoreYou cannot keep this country down for longBecause we win so many fucking wars Aus Songtexte Mania