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Behind Enemy Lines
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For over fifty years this country has submerged the world into shit
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and now that we've been attacked, we're full of disbelief and rage
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but how can we possibly be surprised when all of these years
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we've been just f**king asking for it
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What did we expect when we manipulate the world economy?
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What did we expect when we intimidate with our war technology?
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What did we expect when we train terrorists if it's in our interests?
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What did we expect when we install puppet dictators to safeguard our investments?
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Who's really to blame for this senseless slaughter?
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This country usually gets away with murder
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And now that it's come back to haunt us how do we react?
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Our leaders try to convince us that this was an unprovoked attack
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But a day doesn't go by when we don't do the same
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This country's foreign policy is just as much to blame
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as those who have left the thousands of dead
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by following the example of violence that America 's led
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What did we expect when our sanctions result in starving millions?
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What did we expect when we anger the world by bombing civilians?
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What did we expect when we police the world with our armed forces?
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What did we expect when we strip the world of its natural resources
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Who's really to blame for this senseless slaughter?
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This country usually gets away with murder
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And now that it's come back to haunt us how do we react?
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Our leaders try to convince us that this was an unprovoked attack
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But a day doesn't go by when we don't do the same
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this country's foreign policy is just as much to blame
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as those who have left the thousands of dead
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by following the example of violence that America 's led
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What did we expect when we tread on more foreign soil than any other armies?
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What did we expect when we exploit slave labor in third world countries?
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What did we expect when we monopolize the world market with our corporations?
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What did we expect when our rich own more than most of the world's population
BEHIND ENEMY LINES Clip - "Shot Down" (2...
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