When The Generals Talk — текст песни (midnight oil)

Up there on the platform
He is speaking to the people
The people are responding
With clapping and a cheering
But the meaning of the message
Not revealed to those assembled
They`re taken for a ride
Taken in his stride

When the generals talk
You better listen to him
When the generals talk
You better do what he say

There`s a rumour in the ranking
Someone talking insurrection
So the general has a purge
`Cos he wants to win elections
With the certain satisfaction
That the people are appeased
Long live the revolution
The general`s very pleased

Sitting on the fence both ears to the ground
The fat cat`s still push the thin cats around