Order 1081

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A bomb went off this morning

Raining bodies on TV

They are blaming the insurgents

They are blocking off the streets

And the smoke is rising slowly

From the barrel of a gun

The solution to disruption: Order 1081

[ENSEMBLE 2]

Now the sunsets are incredible across Manila Bay

You can hear the bombers landing at the U.S. Air Force base

And somewhere in the distance, far beyond the setting sun

They will sign a proclamation: Order 1081

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[ENSEMBLE 3]

Now we live down by the water

In a shack that’s made of wood

And the bankers need to huddle

So they need some extra room

We will find us somewhere better

There’s enough for everyone

Got a perfect explanation

Order 1081

[ENSEMBLE 4]

I thought I ordered Buko

But they gave me 7-Up

Got to clear away these shanties

And these ugly nipa huts

So the seeds of our great future

They can grow here when we’re done

And it’s clearly all because of

Order 1081

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[ENSEMBLE 1]

For thirty days the rain fell

We were nearly washed away

The radio fell silent

Nothing left to do but pray

And the senator he told us

The guerrillas are on the run

And the reason they are hiding?

Order 1081

[ENSEMBLE 3]

They are planting plastic flowers

On the seaside esplanade

The Pope is speaking Spanish

But we can’t hear what he says

Now it's safe to walk the streets at night

A new world has begun

Everybody's sleeping soundly

Thanks to 1081

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