David Rovics

Reichstag Fire
The planes hit New York CityThousands now are dead"It was Arab terrorists"This is what you saidWell if that is the truthThen what have you got to hideAnd what were you doingOn the day all those people diedWhere the fuck were the fighter jetsOrdered by the FAAAnd what is your explanationFor what you were heard to sayWhen you told the Air Force to stand downNot to interceptDid you plan to let it happenOr are you just ineptThere's some distressing information, sirWhich I think should be explainedJust which things have been lostAnd just what has been gainedLike the thousands of put optionsBought days before the crashIf the money were collectedIt would make quite a pretty stashAnd the only stocks they boughtLetras de cancionesWere American and UnitedDeutsche Bank knows the answerBut the names have not been sightedAnd is it just coincidenceThat this firm in the private sectorWas once run by "Buzzy" KrongardNow CIA DirectorI am left to wonderAs the flames are rising higherWas this our latest LusitanniaOr another Reichstag FireThere's something fishy in VirginiaAnd I want an explanationWhy did they get the contractWhat is Britannia AviationA one-man operationCorporation with no historyHe said he worked in FloridaBut there he was a mysterySo is there a connectionI think it bears investigationWhen the FAA found boxcuttersDoes this cause you consternationHidden behind the seatsIn these Delta planesThat had been fixed in LynchburgWith Brittania at the reignsAnd I am left to wonderAs the flames are rising higherWas this our latest LusitanniaOr another Reichstag FireYou said bin Laden was your friendBut he isn't anymoreNow that he's not fighting RussiaIn your proxy warWho called the FBIOff the Bin Laden family trailWhen so many times you had the chanceTo re-write this sordid taleSudan in '96The Taliban in 2001Offered to turn him overAnd right then you coulda wonBut perhaps it is the caseThat you're avoiding victoryThat to justify your exploitsYou must have an enemyAnd I am left to wonderAs the flames are rising higherWas this our latest LusitanniaOr another Reichstag FireIf you were not hiding from the truthThen you'd have a truth commissionAnd not some masqueradeKangaroo investigationHiring Henry KissingerThe ancient master of deceitTo make sure all stones are left unturnedAnd the ruse is kept completeAnd now you carry out your plansWhich you have had for decadesConquering the worldWith your troops and bombing raidsI see an evil regimeLed by an evil manOn Pennsylvania AvenueWhere this evil war beganAnd I am left to wonderAs the flames are rising higherWas this our latest LusitanniaOr another Reichstag Fire From Letras Mania