A tyrant is a man who allows his people no freedom
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Who is puffed-up by pride
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Driven by the lust of power
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Impelled by greed
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Provoked by thirst for fame
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Divided and conquered
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Gripped by fear
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Wishful thinking that it can't happen hear
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It's well underways but nobody knows
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A repeat of history
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That's how it goes
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Tell the people that they're under attack
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By man-eating foes from mars or iraq
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Mobilize outrage
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Muzzle dissent
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Send in the troops
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Strike the pre-empt
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Stars & stripes
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Learn how to fight
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We come together by the dawn of the light
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Oh so proudly we hail as the rockets red glare
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Stars & stripes
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Control the airwaves
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Fuel the reaction
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Use every weapon of mass-distraction
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Turn active people into passive consumers
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Feed 'em bogus polls and harebrained rumours
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Cut back civil rights
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Make no mistake
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Tell 'em homeland security is now at stake
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Whip up a frenzy keep 'em suspended
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Don't let 'em know that their liberty's ended
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Everything goes in the desperate states
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The veneer of democracy rapidly fades
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Wreak total havoc on all opposition
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In any event fulfill your mission
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Totalitarian media sensation
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You will give 'em domination
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Never mind they call you a liar and thief
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By now you're undisputed commander-in-chief
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Stars & Stripes
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| KMFDM |
