A tyrant is a man who allows his people no freedom  Who is puffed-up by pride  Driven by the lust of power  Impelled by greed  Provoked by thirst for fame    Divided and conquered  Gripped by fear  Wishful thinking that it can't happen hear  It's well underways but nobody knows  A repeat of history  That's how it goes    Tell the people that they're under attack  By man-eating foes from mars or iraq  Mobilize outrage  Muzzle dissent  Send in the troops  Strike the pre-empt    Stars & stripes  Learn how to fight  We come together by the dawn of the light  Oh so proudly we hail as the rockets red glare  Stars & stripes    Control the airwaves  Fuel the reaction  Use every weapon of mass-distraction  Turn active people into passive consumers  Feed 'em bogus polls and harebrained rumours    Cut back civil rights  Make no mistake  Tell 'em homeland security is now at stake  Whip up a frenzy keep 'em suspended  Don't let 'em know that their liberty's ended    Everything goes in the desperate states   The veneer of democracy rapidly fades  Wreak total havoc on all opposition  In any event fulfill your mission    Totalitarian media sensation  You will give 'em domination  Never mind they call you a liar and thief  By now you're undisputed commander-in-chief