When I was young those stories took me in Of G.I.Joe the comic macho man They mean murder they mean murder Disguised as fairytales The hero never fails They mean murder they mean murder They wave their flags They play their anthems loud Teach men to k** then teach them to be proud They mean murder they mean murder The ticker tape parade Hides all the waste they made They mean murder they mean murder When governments find that they can't agree They settle differences so easily They mean murder they mean murder Hysteria has spread And it's you who ends up dead They mean murder they mean murder Turn men into machines Disguise the truth with dreams They mean murder they mean murder