Following Orders

I tell the truth, it sends you running around
You build a bridge and they knock it down
 But will they ever stop to listen
And think of things just how they might have been, well

Not ashamed of the things that you’ve done
Look at the sky and see the moon on the run
The only thing that we can do is cry
Don’t know just how things could go this far, well

‘Cos you were only following orders
Wipes your conscience clean
Yes you were only following orders
I could never look at your face again

A thousand lives at the stroke of a pen
Another game but this time it’s for real
On a train at the end of the day
Yes you escape while  they blow them away, well

‘Cos you were only following orders
Wipes your conscience clean
Yes you were only following orders
I could never look at your face again

I can only try to make you see some sense 
You try to live or to die
I put my hand in yours and walk away, walk away
Walk away, walk away

I tell the truth, it sends you running around
You build a bridge and they knock it down
 But will they ever stop to listen
And think of things just how they might have been, well

‘Cos you were only following orders
Wipes your conscience clean
Yes you were only following orders
I could never look at your face again

Only following orders
Wipes your conscience clean
Yes you were only following orders
I could never look at your face again
I could never look at your face again