The sound of gunfire shocked a nation Five down, five people dead The country wakes up after fifty years asleep And the flag has got a slight touch of red Blood on the ground There's a new war running Blood on the ground The curtain falls 1999 the wakeup call A number of coldblooded murders Broke the silence, hear the battle cry A country wakes up after fifty years asleep And they're looking through halfway open eyes Blood on the ground There's a new war running Blood on the ground The curtain falls 1999 the wakeup call Blood on the ground There's a new war running Blood on the ground The curtain falls Blood on the ground There's a new war running Blood on the ground The curtain falls 1999 the wakeup call