Yes, sir, and Yes, ma'am,
I raise my hand
And I do swear
To bounce my brain between spheres
And I
Will console myself with conflict
Should I descend into despair
Yes, sir, and Yes, ma'am,
I understand that
What's impermissible for private citizens
Remains permissible for public government

Lying was lying,
Robbing was robbing
And murder was murder
Until divine politicians arrived
(Hallelujah!)
To supplant a normalcy of ethics
With the nuances of politics

Imagine mayhem, imagine molestation, imagine mugging
Without election seasons
Imagine mayhem, imagine molestation, imagine mugging
Without insider connections
Imagine mayhem, imagine molestation, imagine mugging
Without octopi agencies
Imagine
Imagine!
Ah
Ah!

Yes, sir, and Yes, ma'am,
I raise my hand
(Yes!)
And I do swear
To bounce my brain between spheres
And I
(Yes!)
Will soften my sense with slogans
Should I descend into despair
Yes, sir, and Yes, ma'am,
I understand that
What's impermissible for private citizens
Remains permissible for public government

Just flaunt your laws
And it's fine to swipe people's property
Just flash your badge
And mum's the tongue about the beatings
Just don your duds
And it's hand to head for the bombings

You can count on me,
You can count on us.
You can count on me,
You can count on us!

Yes, sir, and Yes, ma'am,
We raise our hands
And we do swear
To bounce our brains between spheres
And we
Will console ourselves with conflict
Should we descend into despair

Yes, sir, and Yes, ma'am,
I understand that
Yes, sir; oh, Sire,
I understand that

God bless you if your destruction's politically authorized
God damn you if government doesn't bless you to brutalize

God bless you, God damn you, God bless you