The sound of gunfire shocked a nation Five down, five people dead The country wakes up after 50 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 battlecry A country wakes up after 50 years asleep And they're looking thru halfway open eyes