I met you before Nose down in your work Can’t hear the crying It’s what they must deserve If the ones in charge say so Then you’ve got to drive that train If everybody says so Then you couldn’t come to blame

Yeah, this all happened before And it’s coming around again Your anger and frustration Makes you moldable to them Your captor will not teach you What you need to be free Who stands to benefit When you are mad at me?

I met you before Didn’t think they’d come Or maybe if they do It’s for cleaning up the slums You will be safe Behind the Nazi guns In the end they came for you They came for everyone

I met you before And here you are again Looking for a scapegoat In a shrinking pool friends Thinking you’re a traitor When you think you might be wrong I’m begging you to listen To your heart and to my song