Lyrics

[Verse 1] Our leaders claim necessity, the clergy says we're blessed The Emergency Broadcast System just said this is not a test The unthinkable, the unbelievable, it's right before your eyes Missile destroyed civilization [Verse 2] For national security the government will lie And those reports supporting their deterrent alibi Words ring faint to empty when the red fills the sky Reflected in a tear in your loved one's eye No time left for scapegoats once it's gone awry [Chorus] Air Force One is floating Death count decoding Radiation's corroding Warheads exploding Missile destroyed civilization [Verse 3] The war machine masters, their profits will abound They'll own it all someday with no one's left around They'll leave our blue-green planet all burnt and smokey brown Safe in their room, escaping the doom The mushroom will bloom, our homes are our tombs [Chorus] Recklessness astounding Tidal waves sounding Earthquakes surrounding Air raid sirens sounding Missile destroyed civilization [Verse 4] It wasn't very long ago the USA was great Not the land that even our friends have grown to hate But economic interests must not decide our fate For when the die is cast, alas, it will be much too late [Bridge] Reasons why we're hated abroad East meets west on a world chessboard Common market, capitalist block Pointing at Russia with our imperialist cock Who'd believe Christ's words of peace Would leave so many dying and diseased? [Verse 5] Are you ready to say goodbye? Kiss sweet life farewell and prepare to die Or live it out in mourning, shovel earth from above On top of pine boxes holding ones you love Holding back tears, remember her kiss As you die from cancer, feebly shake your fist [Chorus] Tidal waves surrounding Recklessness astounding Earthquakes surrounding Air raid sirens sounding Missile destroyed civilization Missile destroyed civilization [Outro] This has been a test of the Emergency Broadcast System If this had been an actual emergency You would be instructed to tune to—