Time after time and once again See all the while they feed us only lies Twelve stars all plain to see And in my heart I fear Yes we all fear The war's not truly over In the streets we see the signs And on the screen they spill it out Forever lost it seems And deep inside you know What we all know The war's not truly over We've heard it all before Shut up and lock that door And when you feel secure The wounded beast arises Over the water, over the sea Over the water, riding the beast Over the water, over the sea Over the water she goes Riding the beast All the while, well I don't know but I believe we wait too patiently Near the end of time Watch her ride the waves of infamy Over the sea, rise above us all I was born in the fold of the beast We've heard it all before Can you see what I see