We saw them whisper in your ear

The words that you expected to hear

Mission accomplished

Handshakes all 'round

You climbed into your private jet

Not a hint of remorse or regret

Your master's smile

The battle nearly won

Where were the interceptors

Where was Captain Kirk

Why was there no warning

The radar didn't work

Such a perfect execution

The media played a part

While the heroes and the fallen

Are all left in the dark

Meanwhile in the tower

I'm debating what to do

I never did have a head for heights

But I have to make a move

The terror of a certain death

The screams, the smoke, the chaos

As loved ones hear the phones go dead

And turn to those who betrayed us

And in the crackling dawn

They cleared the debris away

So it would never be known

What really happened that day

And they relied on us all

To believe what we were told

So full of shock and of awe

We trusted them with our souls

We trusted them with our souls

Our captain was looking nervous

As the sun set on the bay

He called the gunners to their stations

The anchors hauled away

An eerie calm descended

On the Gulf of Mexico

No Spanish through the glasses

Just a ripple in the status quo

Meanwhile on the foredeck

I'm debating what to do

The ocean looms below me

Cold and deep and blue

The ship is listing badly

Soon we all could drown

I thought I saw a gunboat

One of ours, before we all went down

At home the bankers are pleased

Investment trebles that day

The stock exchange is busy

Conscription gets underway

And truth is twisted to suit

The aims of merciless men

They're sacrificing our lives

To iron and steel again

To iron and steel again