Stars & Stripes

[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 to 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

[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!

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!

[Bridge]

Everything goes in the desperate states

The veneer of democracy rapidly fades

Wreak total havoc on all opposition

In any event, fulfill your mission

Totalitarian media sensation

You will give 'em domination

Never mind they call you liar and thief

By now you're undisputed commander-in-chief

[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

By now you're undisputed commander-in-chief

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!

[Outro]

Stars & stripes! Learn how to fight

(Oh-so proudly we hail at the rockets' red glare)

Stars & stripes!

Stars & stripes!

(At the rockets' red glare)

(At the rockets' red glare)

Learn how to fight!