Guantanamo

I was a human shield
Cause it felt so wrong
That so many would die
Just to get one bad guy
I meant to do no harm
Committed no great crime
Just happened to be at
The wrong place at the wrong time
A population in denial
Ignorant of acts of war
When the military’s witch trials
A population in denial
Light that fat cigar
And the military’s witch trials
Martial law in Murphy’s name — Guantanamo
Bang and blame is the name of the game — Guantanamo
Double hearsay’s proof enough — Guantanamo
You can’t afford to call the bluff — Guantanamo
For their god and country
None of whom I trust
I was placed before a
Forties-style war tribunal
No lord’s my shepherd
But now I’m their scapegoat
Just one of hundreds
Of potential terrorists
For «the safety of the nation»
I was swept under the rug
Of an unrighteous occupation
To protect the population
This Dumbo-threatening bug
Was put in hibernation
Martial law in Murphy’s name — Guantanamo
Bang and blame is the name of the game — Guantanamo
They decide what is true — Guantanamo
Judge and jury and hangman too — Guantanamo