Some folk they thing the bastards will come in fancy dress A re-run of the monsters, a nod to the grotesque They enter with the flowers to hide the clenched tight fist Just say what we're all thinking, but it's a thought I must have missed It started as a joke, but no-one's laughing now It started as a joke, but no-one's laughing now The lies our leaders spoke have burned our bridges down It's hard to see the forest when you've burned down all the trees And call that wasteland civilization, or freedom if you please It's hard to raise your voices when you're living on your knees And call that wasteland civilization, or freedom if you please It started as a joke, but no-one's laughing now