Order 1081 (feat. Natalie Merchant)

A bomb went off this morningâ€"raining bodies on

TV They are blaming the insurgents they are blocking off the streets

And the smoke is rising slowly from the barrel of a gun

The solution to disruptionâ€"

Order 1081

Now the sunsets are incredible across

Manila Bay

You can hear the bombers landing at the

U.S. Air Force base

And somewhere in the distance out beyond the setting sun

They will sign a proclamationâ€"

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Now we live down by the water in a shack that's made of wood

And the bankers need to huddleâ€"so they need some extra room

We will find us somewhere better there's enough for everyone

Got a perfect explanationâ€"

Order 1081

I thought

I ordered coffee but they gave me 7

Up Got to clear away these shanties and these ugly nipa huts

So the seeds of our great future they can grow here when we're done

And it's clearly all because of

Order 1081

For thirty days the rain fell we were nearly washed away

The radio fell silent nothing left to do but pray

And the senator he told us the guerrillas are on the run

And the reason they are hidingâ€"

Order 1081

They are planting plastic flowers on the seaside esplanade

The Pope is speaking

Spanish but we can't hear what he says

Got to stop all this confusion got to wipe away this scum

And the way to make it happenâ€"

Order 1081

It's amazing that the soldiers somehow all know how to dance

It's amazing how the soldiers keep the creases in their pants

Now it's safe to walk the streets at nightâ€"a new world has begun

Ev'rybody's sleeping soundlyâ€"thanks to 1081