[Verse 1]
On June 5th, in the year of '89
He was unarmed with focused mind
Defiance glared down the barrel of the gun
Pointed from a tank in Tiananmen Square
And he stood there...

[Pre-Chorus]
To control, to manipulate
The media: his power slave

[Chorus]
He knew the world was watching
Knew he had a plan
To confront the powerful tyranny
In the square of Tiananmen
Ecstatic youth played with fire
Freedom, wash over them
Democracy, their desire
The Tiananmen man had a plan:

[Post-Chorus]
Manipulate the media

[Verse 2]
He used blind faith in the face of anarchy
The cybernetic rapture has begun to envelop me
Freedom is the rush, adrenaline high
Choice of the oppressed, wiling to die
Like a hostage, the government holds your drug
[Pre-Chorus]
To control, to manipulate
The masses: their power slaves

[Chorus]
He knew the world was watching
Knew he had a plan
To confront the powerful tyranny
In the square of Tiananmen
Ecstatic youth played with fire
Freedom, wash over them
Democracy, their desire
The Tiananmen man had a plan:

[Post-Chorus]
Manipulate the media

[Bridge]
His act was a cybernetic gesture
His act was a cybernetic gesture

[Chorus]
He knew the world was watching
Knew he had a plan
To confront the powerful tyranny
In the square of Tiananmen
Ecstatic youth played with fire
Freedom, wash over them
Democracy, their desire
The Tiananmen man had a plan:
[Outro]
Manipulate the media
Manipulate the media
Manipulate to control