They're marching up and down 
The streets of every town
Their boots clamp on the ground 
And it's a terrifying sound 

'Cause soon these soldiers will break our doors 
It's the orders handed down 
And when they find us hidden here 
They'll beat us to the ground 
They'll hand the shovels in the woods
For us to dig our graves 
...and you say "Jesus Saves"

They'll put us on the trains 
They'll pull tight on the reins 
They'll strip us in our pain
They'll bash us in our brains 

And some may find a way 
To survive through the cold 
They'll separate the families 
And execute the old 
The rest of us will starve and die 
The sickness comes in waves 
...and they say "Jesus Saves" 

The bodies burn each day 
But we're freezing anyway 
And there's nothing left to say 
In this good ol' U.S.A.

The day our armies marched on us 
We swore they'd gone insane 
The president ordered his soldiers 
To clean up the fruited plains 
And so from sea to shining sea 
In the land of feudal slaves
...the papers read that "Jesus Saves"

And when they sort the populace 
Our dignity turned to shame 
Protection is the omnibus 
The families are the same 
The soldiers drown in alcohol 
But no one misbehaves 
...they think that "Jesus Saves" 

And it could happen here 
In a nation full of fear 
The prefabricated tears 
Are cried out through the years 

And what's the cost of discontent 
We're dissidents that scream dissent 
Will we let the pigs break down our doors 
Or fight 'em back, against the antipoor 
These darkened days will corner us all 
And stuck behind the penitentiary walls 
We'll have to choose our death or fight 
We'll have to stand up for human rights 

Stand up, for human rights 
Stand up, it's death or fight 

Living the lies and the laws of the land locked down in a police state 
As all of the pigs with the power and money get fatter from our fate 
Look at the world 30 years ago and the future's plain to see 
They smother us all in so many lies through the media TV

Stand up, for human rights 
Stand up, it's death or fight

And somewhere beyond the thunder-dome
Someday we just might find a home
Autonomistic paradise
Worth all the world without a price
And we can all be happy there
Eat Soylent Green, breathe Soylent air
And never rest our weary heads
We can all sleep when we're dead
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
We all sleep when we're dead
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
We all sleep when we're dead