The money’s running out   The casino’s burning down   The police are getting nervous   The transmission’s shot   And the schools are all locked   The offices have shut up shop   It’s quiet on the streets today   I think I know what’s going on   But I’m too scared to say   In case I got it wrong   And made a bad mistake      Emergency, emergency    Someone acted honestly    You’d better string ‘em up, tie ‘em down    Never let the news get out    Never let it happen again      Emergency, emergency    Someone meant every word they said   You should beat ‘em up, lock ‘em up   Throw away the key and   Never let it happen again      There’s a flood coming in   And the snow is coming down   There’s fighting on every corner   The troubled little kids   That were bullied at school   This is the only chance you’re getting   To stand up for the put upon   The worried and the anxious   But you’re too scared to say   That they got it all wrong    And made a bad mistake      Emergency, emergency    Someone acted honestly    You’d better string ‘em up, tie ‘em down    Never let the news get out    Never let it happen again      Emergency, emergency    Someone meant every word they said   You should beat ‘em up, lock ‘em up   Throw away the key yeah   Never let it happen again      Tell me, would you tell me    How we ended up so cynical?   You should give it up, start again    Make mistakes and try to change   Never let it happen again      Tell me what’s wrong with meaning   Every single thing you do