Stars & Stripes KMFDM

[Intro]
A tyrant is a man who allows his people no freedom
Who is puffed-up by pride
Driven by the lust of power
Impelled by greed
Provoked by thirst for fame

[Verse 1]
Divided and conquered, gripped by fear
Wishful thinking that it can't happen here
It's well underways but nobody knows
A repeat of history, that's how it goes
Tell the people that they're under attack
By man-eating foes from Mars or Iraq
Mobilize outrage, muzzle dissent
Send in the troops, strike the preempt

[Chorus]
Stars & stripes! Learn how to fight
We come together by the dawn of the light
Oh so proudly we hail at the rockets' red glare
Stars & stripes!

[Verse 2]
Control the airwaves, fuel the reaction
Use every weapon of mass distraction
Turn active people into passive consumers
Feed 'em bogus polls and harebrained rumors
Cut back civil rights, make no mistake
Tell 'em homeland security is now at stake
Whip up a frenzy, keep 'em suspended
Don't let 'em know that their liberty's ended