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The train now standing on platform four What will you do when the gas taps turn? Where will you be when the bodies burn? Will you just watch as the cattle trucks roll by? Pretend it isn't happening? Turn a blind eye? See the army convoys quietly passing by? Heard the helicopters in your little bit of sky? Have you seen the squad cars packed with boys in blue? Have you ever wondered what they're there to do? To ashes at Auschwitz, it's just a small leap When power is threatened life is cheap Don't think that they won't do it, cos they already do But this time 'round the pawns are me and you Pictures in the paper of soldiers in the street Pictures in the history books of rotting human meat Auschwitz's now a tourist spot for the goggle-eyed to pry Still in working order just for you and I Photos of the victims, of gas, of gun, of bomb The inheritance of violence in the bookshelves of your home Don't wait for it to come to you, cos come it surely will The guardians of the state are trained to search, destroy and kill To ashes at Auschwitz, it's just a small leap When power is threatened life is cheap Don't think that they won't do it, cos they already do But this time 'round the pawns are me and you There's people sitting at this moment, fingers on the trigger There's loyalty and royalty to make their violence figure Allegiance to the flag, they say, as they lock the prison door Allegiance to normality, that's what lobotomies are for God, queen and country, they say we've got the choice Free speech for all if you've got no voice Propaganda on the airwaves here's the way to live Not for you and me the alternative They look for peace in Iraq with a thousand squaddy boys Torture in their prisons is another of their ploys They'll keep us all in line and they'll keep us on our toes But if we stand against their power, we'll see how violence grows Read it in the paper about rebellious youth But it's them that are so violent, it's them that hide the truth Stay in line, or pay the cost Do you think they care when another life's lost? To ashes at Auschwitz, it's just a small leap When power is threatened life is cheap Don't think that they won't do it, cos they already do But this time 'round the pawns are me and you