the policemen broke my door down
i asked them what was happening
they just ignored the words i said
they waved their guns in my face
kept screaming out my name
something terrible had happened
and somehow i was to blame
what liberties are taken in thy name
what liberties are taken in thy name
my accusers formed a jury
the judge and the defense
the charges were made known to me
there was no guilty verdict
flown to another country where
their methods are less constrained
what liberties are taken in thy name
what liberties are taken in thy name
we must not destroy the safeguards
that underpin our liberty
for who will pay the price if
turns our protectors to oppressors
and angry men to terrorists?
what liberties are taken in thy name
what liberties are taken in thy name