When I was young those stories took me in

Of G.I.Joe the comic macho man

They mean murder they mean murder

Disguised as fairytales

The hero never fails

They mean murder they mean murder

They wave their flags

They play their anthems loud

Teach men to kill then teach them to be proud

They mean murder they mean murder

The ticker tape parade

Hides all the waste they made

They mean murder they mean murder



When governments find that they can't agree

They settle differences so easily

They mean murder they mean murder

Hysteria has spread

And it's you who ends up dead

They mean murder they mean murder

Turn men into machines

Disguise the truth with dreams

They mean murder they mean murder