Mindless

In the distance I see a cluster of flags

While all around me they're gunning down your kids

Far away I see the flags begin to fall

And I feel the hammers but the sickles not at all

Mindless beasts searching for a victim

Can't recognize the uniform

Bringing back vague memories

A once-proud people forced to flee

Czechoslovaques betrayed too

Turned to the west there is nothing new

Already death is knocking on your door

Their tanks will make your blood run cold, run cold

In the distance flags fly from the roof

And in the streets men in Jackboots

Far away I see the flags begin to fall

And I feel the hammers but the sickles not at all

Mindless beasts, well-trained guerillas

Who obey at the snap of a finger

Ideology founded on your death

Hear them sing as they prod your head

They boast about their political voice

And make you march out of fear, no choice

Keep cool, if you move they'll beat you down

If you resist, watch out for your kids

They'll burn them with napalm

Far away I see masses of flags

And around me kids spilling out their guts

Far away the flags go up in flames

Your women flee the cities screaming in pain, in pain, in flames, in flames

So face them care-free while staying aware

Invite them in to eat, to drink and be amused

At the table they remember stifled cries

Talking of the power of death and all their other lies

They're only coming for their satisfaction

To have you on your knees turning your cheek

The cruel savages, you'll spit in their face

Hold them well within' your sights, aim and never flinch

Make it so their flags will never wave again

And families can prosper without pain

So your children can run and laugh and play

The hammer's weight, the sickle's shadow far away

In the distance flags fly from the roof

And in the streets men in Jackboots

Far away the flags go up in flames

Your women flee the cities screaming in pain, in pain,

Screaming in pain, in flames, in flames, in flames

Mindless, mindless, mindless, mindless

In the distance I see a cluster of flags

While all around me they're gunning down your kids

Far away I see the flags begin to fall

And I feel the hammers but the sickles not at all

In the distance flags fly from the roof

And in the streets men in Jackboots

Far away the flags go up in flames

Your women flee the cities screaming in pain, in pain,

Screaming in pain, in flames, in flames, in flames

Mindless, mindless, mindless, mindless