When I was young those stories took me inOf G.I.Joe the comic macho manThey mean murder they mean murderDisguised as fairytalesThe hero never failsThey mean murder they mean murderThey wave their flagsThey play their anthems loudTeach men to kill then teach them to be proudThey mean murder they mean murderThe ticker tape paradeHides all the waste they madeThey mean murder they mean murderWhen governments find that they can't agreeThey settle differences so easilyThey mean murder they mean murderHysteria has spreadAnd it's you who ends up deadThey mean murder they mean murderTurn men into machinesDisguise the truth with dreamsThey mean murder they mean murder