Reichstag Fire - David Rovics

The planes hit in New York City

And thousands now are dead

«It was Arab terrorists»

This is what you said

Well, if that is the truth

Then what have you got to hide

And what were you doing

On the day all those people died

And where the fuck were the fighter jets

Ordered by the FAA

And what is your explanation

For what you were heard to say

When you told the Air Force to stand down

Not to intercept

Did you plan to let it happen

Or are you just inept

There’s some distressing information, sir

Which I think should be explained

Just which things have been lost

And just what has been gained

Like the thousands of put options

Bought days before the crash

If the money were collected

It’d make quite a pretty stash

And the only stocks they bought

Were American and United

Deutsche Bank knows the answer

But the names have not been sighted

And is it just coincidence

That this firm in the private sector

Was once run by «Buzzy» Krongard

Now-CIA Director

And I am left to wonder

As the flames are rising higher

Was this our latest Lusitania

Or another Reichstag Fire

There’s something fishy in Virginia

And I want an explanation

Why did they get the contract

What is Britannia Aviation

A one-man operation

Corporation with no history

He said he worked in Florida

But there he was a mystery

So is there a connection

I think it bears investigation

When the FAA found box cutters

Does this cause you consternation

Hidden behind the seats

In these Delta planes

That had been fixed in Lynchburg

With Brittania at the reigns

And I am left to wonder

As the flames are rising higher

Was this our latest Lusitania

Or another Reichstag Fire

You said Bin Laden was your friend

But he isn’t anymore

Now that he’s not fighting Russia

In your proxy war

Who called the FBI

Off the Bin Laden family trail

When so many times you had the chance

To re-write this sordid tale

Sudan in '96

The Taliban in 2001

Offered to turn him over

And right then you coulda won

But perhaps it is the case

That you’re avoiding victory

That to justify your exploits

You must have an enemy

And I am left to wonder

As the flames are rising higher

Was this our latest Lusitania

Or another Reichstag Fire

If you were not hiding from the truth

Then you’d have a truth commission

And not some masquerade

Kangaroo investigation

Hiring Henry Kissinger

The ancient master of deceit

To make sure all stones are left unturned

And the ruse is kept complete

And now you carry out your plans

Which you have had for decades

Conquering the world

With your troops and bombing raids

I see an evil regime

Led by an evil man

On Pennsylvania Avenue

Where this evil war began

And I am left to wonder

As the flames are rising higher

Was this our latest Lusitania

Or another Reichstag Fire