Shockwave in the suburbs of the Empire,

The twin towers collapse, a glimpse of apocalypse,

30 seconds and the face of the world has changed



Scorched earth policy applied on US ground

Achilles' heel touched irremediably

And the giant chokes in the ashes of his dreams



Security increased and paranoia swells

Vengeance sharpened its claws

We need a scapegoat, a scarecrow, a symbol



A symbol of Hate and its horrid sequels

A scarecrow to incarnate our secrete nightmare

A scapegoat to charge and judge without appeal



But, there's a but, eye for an eye is a law

that makes the world blind

There's an enemy and a victim,

but the victim soon becomes the enemy



Chorus:

Who wages the war, and who pulls the strings?

Hidden murderers, suit and tie criminals

Who wages the war, and who pulls the strings?

Don't be fooled by their weapons of mass distraction



Don't misunderstand our critic of the conflict,

We stand for nuance, doubt and judgement

Our point of view: there's no Good and Evil in such a war

No one-way terrorism, no heroic excuse for murder



The circumstances were perfect

for the capitalistic untouchables

To instigate a New War Order

To implant monster corporations in hostile lands

To pump the black gold right from the veins of the Middle East



Shockwave at the heart of dissidence

Innocent civilians in the eye of the storm

Western reprisals take aim at the wrong target



The besieged crave to prove their firepower

To an invader of this stature

The jihad seems a suitable response



But, there's a but, eye for an eye is a law

that makes the world blind

There's an enemy and a victim,

but the victim soon becomes the enemy



Chorus:

Who wages the war, and who pulls the strings?

Hidden murderers, suit and tie criminals

Who wages the war, and who pulls the strings?

Don't be fooled by their weapons of mass distraction



Who wages the war, and who pulls the strings?

Hidden murderers, suit and tie criminals

Who wages the war, and who pulls the strings?

Don't be fooled by their weapons of mass distraction