Nothing Has Changed

East Berlin, 1983
She draws her iron curtains
Yearning for democracy

Ten years later the curtain is gone
East and West reunited as one
Time will tell what the future holds
In the long run

Time has passed, nothing's changed
The world moves on but humans stay the same
Differences, conspiracies
Oh, there's always someone else to blame

Time has passed, forty years
The wall is down but people live in fear
Paranoid principles
Oh, will we ever learn

Old habits die hard
Nations still captivated
By atom bombs and guns and war

The clock kept ticking but time stood still
Zero progression, we're going downhill
The world's divided like never before
There's a legacy of mistrust

Time has passed, nothing's changed
The world moves on but humans stay the same
Differences, conspiracies
Oh, there's always someone else to blame

Time has passed, forty years
The wall is down but people live in fear
Paranoid principles
Oh, will we ever learn

If attack is imminent
You should move yourself and your family
To the safest area in your fallout room
That is; you should get inside your inner refuge and stay there
After two days the danger from fallout will get less
But don't take any risks by contact with it
The longer you stay in your refuge, the better it will be for you
Listen to your radio
Stay where you are and keep listening to your radio

Time has passed, nothing's changed
The world moves on but humans stay the same
Differences, conspiracies
Oh, there's always someone else to blame

Time has passed, forty years
The wall is down but people live in fear
Paranoid principles
Oh, will we ever learn