As I walked over London Bridge I heard Cassandra cry She saw the towers falling down, spill people from the sky And all of us saw what she saw, the buildings torn apart Saw the world turned upside down, a knife blade in the heart.
As I walked out through London Town I heard Achilles weep He'd had a vision in the night which woke him from his sleep A different kind of slaughter in a different kind of war A thunderbolt from an open sky he'd never seen before.
The snakes around Medusa's head spread confusion and deceit Her smile turns people's hearts to stone, success into defeat We think we can control our lives, we think we make the rules We look upon Medusa's face and then we know we're fools.
As I walked through the Isle of Dogs Odysseus caught my arm He'd witnessed many battles but he'd never seen such harm How do you fight with shadows, how do you catch thin air How can you deal with evil when it drifts through everywhere?
As I sat down on Hampstead Heath I called Athena's name But she was with the other gods, all playing stupid games Our leaders are their playthings and our future is their prize And every death in war is triumph through Medusa's eyes …..
The snakes around Medusa's head spread confusion and deceit Her smile turns people's hearts to stone, success into defeat We think we can control our lives, we think we make the rules We look upon Medusa's face and then we know we're fools.