The Adolescents
"American Lockdown"
Ten minutes til' twelve o'clock,
That's when the hammer drops,
CYANIDE in the chamber,
Until the HEARTBEAT stops,
The last BREATH (Dying BREATH),
OF a dying democracy,
PAX americana,
From SEA to shining SEA,
[Chorus:]
Lockdown, America Lockdown,
America Lockdown, America...
Solution in THIS LAND,
Is LOCK HIM in a cage,
Sweep IT under THE RUG,
[Chorus]
Lock him in a cell,
STRIP him of his rights,
One latch a time,
MARCH HIM UP A HILL
STRIP HIM OF HIS SOUL
One latch at a time,
[Chorus]