They Mean Murder

(album: Running Riot In '84 - 1984)

When I was young those stories took me in
Of G.I.Joe the comic macho man

They mean murder, they mean murder
Disguised as fairytales
The hero never fails
They mean murder, they mean murder

They wave their flags, they play their anthems loud
Teach men to kill then teach them to be proud

They mean murder, they mean murder
The ticker tape parade
Hides all the waste they made
They mean murder, they mean murder

They mean murder, they mean murder

When governments find that they can't agree
They settle differences so easily

They mean murder, they mean murder
Hysteria has spread
And it's you who ends up dead
They mean murder, they mean murder

They mean murder, they mean murder

They mean murder, they mean murder
They mean murder, they mean murder

Turn men into machines
Disguise the truth with dreams

They mean murder, they mean murder
They mean murder, they mean murder