Redgum - Asio

^EmWhite door ninth floor silent number ^DIt's autumn on a cold avenue ^GTelex intercept, he sips a cigarette ^AWarms up his VDU^C

^EmHe gets his kicks from microchips ^DHis orders from the CIA ^GBiro bugs and lasers, casual surveillance ^AOf boardrooms and communiqué^Cs

^BDon't use your phone and don't use mine Don't speak treason, they're tapping the l^Aines

^EmBreak-in, stake out, ^Ctell it ^Din ^Gcode ^EmEverything is legal, ^Cany^Gthing ^Dgoes ^EmThe nights getting darker and the i^Cll w^Dind b^Glows ^AYour life's in a databank in ^CASI^DO

^EmTrained in the ghettos of Lebanon ^DTruncheons and an M16 ^GSellin' scag, UN flag Now he's ^Atrading in securi^Cties

^EmDarwin rendezvous, B52 ^DTrench coat’s slightly creased ^GFrom a coup in Asia, US Air Force Major ^ABuying dirty laundry, ^Cswearing it's for peace

^BInfiltration, we'll never know Just like Chile but the bruises don't sho^Aw

^EmBreak-in, stake out, ^Ctell it ^Din ^Gcode ^EmEverything is legal, ^Cany^Gthing ^Dgoes ^EmThe nights getting darker and the i^Cll w^Dind b^Glows ^AYour life's in a databank in ^CASI^DO

^EmSpook behind the bar, unmarked car ^DRumours hang like stale perfume ^GFlushin' under beds, sniffin' out the reds ^ANobody can feel immun^Ce

^EmAnd no names no stress no blame no press ^DClean when the dirty work's done ^GAllocate a budget, special branch thug ^ADo it for the fractures,^C do it for the fun

^BMidnight Flashlight, a crash on the door The rats on the table, blood on the floo^Ar

^EmBreak-in, stake out, ^Ctell it ^Din ^Gcode ^EmEverything is legal, ^Cany^Gthing ^Dgoes ^EmThe nights getting darker and the i^Cll w^Dind b^Glows

^AYour life's in a databank in ^CASI^DO