Lyrics

[Verse One] We are your salvation, come to bleed you dry Enforce democracy, spit you out the other side It's not what you asked for but it's what you'll get Full of eastern promise, put your culture under threat [Pre-Chorus] Austerity to save us, peacetime wavers Wobbling, toppling, falling into danger Hysterical Americans, phased by Asians Middle east street party invitations [Chorus] The puppet masters taking over The puppet masters, the puppet masters The puppet masters taking over Filling the dead sea with Coca-Cola The puppet masters taking over Filling the dead sea with Coca-Cola [Post-Chorus] We lost the gumption and found corruption Based on substantial financial assumption It's messy, it's Lionel, finality is final The hispanics panic, France got an eyeful [Bridge] Fighting back biting, wrongs that need righting Creating martyrs that are willing to do killing It's so demanding, no understanding Nothing you can do will stop the empire from expanding [Pre-Chorus] Austerity to save us, peacetime wavers Wobbling, toppling, falling into danger Hysterical Americans, phased by Asians Middle east street party invitations We lost the gumption and found corruption Based on substantial financial assumption It's messy, it's Lionel, finality is final The hispanics panic, France got an eyeful [Chorus] The puppet masters taking over The puppet masters taking over The puppet masters taking over Filling the dead sea with Coca-Cola The puppet masters taking over Filling the dead sea with Coca-Cola [Outro] As the UK decays, Ireland is sinking Europe, you're down and out, caught you blinking Syria, we're hearing you, failure Australia Italy all piggeldy and Greece-proof paper Countdown to meltdown, coming to your town Dirty tricks and politics are getting down down We lost the gumption and found corruption Please, an interruption I'll be abrupt, we're fucked