Reichstag Fire Lyrics & Tabs by David Rovics
Reichstag Fire
guitar chords lyrics
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
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
