[ENSEMBLE 1]
A bomb went off this morning
Raining bodies on TV
They are blaming the insurgents
They are blocking off the streets
And the smoke is rising slowly
From the barrel of a gun
The solution to disruption: Order 1081

[ENSEMBLE 2]
Now the sunsets are incredible across Manila Bay
You can hear the bombers landing at the U.S. Air Force base
And somewhere in the distance, far beyond the setting sun
They will sign a proclamation: Order 1081

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[ENSEMBLE 3]
Now we live down by the water
In a shack that’s made of wood
And the bankers need to huddle
So they need some extra room
We will find us somewhere better
There’s enough for everyone
Got a perfect explanation
Order 1081
[ENSEMBLE 4]
I thought I ordered Buko
But they gave me 7-Up
Got to clear away these shanties
And these ugly nipa huts
So the seeds of our great future
They can grow here when we’re done
And it’s clearly all because of
Order 1081

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[ENSEMBLE 1]
For thirty days the rain fell
We were nearly washed away
The radio fell silent
Nothing left to do but pray
And the senator he told us
The guerrillas are on the run
And the reason they are hiding?
Order 1081
[ENSEMBLE 3]
They are planting plastic flowers
On the seaside esplanade
The Pope is speaking Spanish
But we can’t hear what he says
Now it's safe to walk the streets at night
A new world has begun
Everybody's sleeping soundly
Thanks to 1081

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