Lyrics

[Verse 1] The old man sings In the face of fear The circular mantra Why are we here? The audience is blind To what takes place In the pillory Life is a stage [Chorus] The vertical lights of death In codes of red and blue Birds in black and white (Black and white) Hear the drums of World War Two (Black and white, black and white) (Black and white) [Verse 2] Tattooed in numbers Genocide is suicide 'Cause we're our own worst enemy In the last judgement Our children are hurting In the final performance The newborn still The rest is silence [Chorus] The vertical lights of death In codes of red and blue Birds in black and white (Black and white) Hear the drums of World War Two (Black and white) The vertical lights of death In codes of red and blue (Codes of red and blue) Birds in black and white (Black and white) Hear the drums of World War Two (Black and white)