I can still hear the sound of panic The metre crashes free-falling Feel the thrill of the gamble The numbers called keep on building Oh know the time Know the place A world that is lost in disgrace Built on fear Can’t you hear the cries? Hit the ground Hit the ground The lies that I speak they do not make a sound Hit the ground Hit the ground The promise I bring will keep us both bound A city cries at their loss Can’t you see we wrote the cost? Will we be punished for our sins? Another bail out Another bank begins Oh know the time Know the place Machine that is built in its place Still the same Never changed all these years Hit the ground Hit the ground The lies that I speak they do not make a sound Hit the ground Hit the ground The promise I bring will keep us both bound Hit the ground Hit the ground The lies that I speak they do not make a sound Hit the ground Hit the ground The trail that I write it will never be found Hit the ground Hit the ground The more that you sell the bigger the round Hit the ground Hit the ground The promise I bring will keep us both bound