We will destroy everything in your land If your country is filled with caves and sand Quietly wipe out your race For just a chance to catch the ace Even the slightest trace could come back and lay us to waste We're living in paranoid times (paranoid times) We're living in paranoid times (paranoid times) An unmarked room for an unknown crime Charges against you will never be made formal There's a blanket clause that allows This sort of thing to be normal We can torture and entrap Everything perceived as a threat A nation snugly kept in check By unfit minds in a cold sweat We're living in paranoid times (paranoid times) We're living in paranoid times (paranoid times) An unmarked room for an unknown crime Paranoid Times!