[Intro: Lyndon B. Johnson Sample]
“Their target is not merely South Vietnam
It is Asia…
In this domination
They shall never succeed”
[Verse 1]
Sickened beyond (Sickened beyond)
Our wildest imaginations
Thoughts imprisoned (Thoughts imprisoned)
And owned by the corporations
[Pre-Chorus]
God save their souls
For leading us all into hell en masse
Contempt for the dead
We learn nothing from the mistakes of the past
Always the first to deceive, the first to believe
The last to get something done
Our lives are at stake, and yet you’ve forsaken
Yourselves for the fortunate sons
[Chorus]
Oh, they promised they meant us no harm
Then sent us to die, Iraqnam!
They promised they meant you no harm!
Iraq-fuckin’-Nam!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Weapons of mass (Weapons of mass)
Deception, like those of LBJ
Sold by the press (Sold by the press)
Into your homes, so your minds will decay
[Pre-Chorus]
False fucking flags flying everywhere
Do you fucking care?
Always the last to know, but the first to go
Into harm’s way
Loved ones are kept in the fuckin’ dark
All alone to bear
The pain and the price that we pay
For this fuckin’ sham!
[Chorus]
Oh, they promised they meant us no harm
Then sent us to die, Iraqnam!
They promised they meant you no harm!
Iraq-fuckin’-Nam!
[Post-Chorus]
Come on, oh!
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
God save their souls
For leading us all into hell en masse
Contempt for the dead
We learn nothing from the mistakes of the past
Always the first to deceive, the first to believe
The last to get something done
Our lives are at stake, and yet you’ve forsaken
Yourselves for the fortunate sons
[Chorus]
Oh, they promised they meant us no harm
Then sent us to die, Iraqnam!
They promised they meant you no harm!