The spirit was freedom and justice The spirit was freedom and justice O espírito era liberdade e justiça And it's keepers seem generous and kind And it's keepers seem generous and kind E seus guardiões pareciam generosos e bondosos It's leaders were supposed to serve the country It's leaders were supposed to serve the country O líder deveria servir o país But now they won't pay it no mind But now they won't pay it no mind Mas agora eles não irão fazê-lo, não importa 'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy 'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy Pois o povo ficou gordo e preguiçoso And now their vote is a meaningless joke And now their vote is a meaningless joke E seu voto é uma piada sem sentido They babble about law and order They babble about law and order Eles tagarelam sobre lei e ordem But it's all just an echo of what they've been told But it's all just an echo of what they've been told Mas é tudo só um eco do que já foi dito Yeah, there's a monster on the loose Yeah, there's a monster on the loose Yeah, existe um monstro a solta It's got our heads into a noose It's got our heads into a noose Ele tem nossas cabeças amarradas And it just sits there watchin' And it just sits there watchin' E só fica sentado assistindo Our cities have turned into jungles Our cities have turned into jungles Nossas cidades se transformaram em selvas And corruption is stranglin' the land And corruption is stranglin' the land E a corrupção está estrangulando o pais The police force is watching the people The police force is watching the people A polícia está vigiando a população And the people just can't understand And the people just can't understand E o povo simplesmente não entende We don't know how to mind our own business We don't know how to mind our own business Nós não sabemos como cuidar de nós mesmos 'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us 'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us Pois o mundo todo tem que ser como nós Now we are fighting a war over there Now we are fighting a war over there Agora estamos travando uma guerra ali No matter who's the winner No matter who's the winner Não importa quem vença We can't pay the cost We can't pay the cost Nós não podemos pagar o preço 'Cause there's a monster on the loose 'Cause there's a monster on the loose Porque existe um monstro a solta It's got our heads into a noose It's got our heads into a noose Ele tem nossas cabeças amarradas And it just sits there watching And it just sits there watching E só fica sentado assistindo