[Intro: instrumental, cold drum machine and synth hook] [Verse 1] Banners in the square at noon Every slogan finely hewn (Des banderoles sur la place) Justice for the world, they cry But the Kremlin passes by (Le Kremlin passe sans trace) Every tank is NATO's crime Every border drawn in time (Chaque frontière, un malentendu) Silent when the cities burn Waiting for the tide to turn (Le silence est entendu) [Chorus] Fifth column, dancing on a string Fifth column, hear the puppets sing (Cinquième colonne) Left and right, the same refrain Moscow pulls, and pulls again (Tirez les ficelles) [Instrumental: synth hook] [Verse 2] Flags unfurled and anthems loud Selling fear to every crowd (Des drapeaux et des tambours) Patriots on foreign pay Wired from Moscow, night and day (Payés de Moscou chaque jour) Guard the nation, seal the gate Hand the keys to someone's state (La patrie est à vendre) Cry for freedom, kiss the ring Marionettes for a distant king (Pour un tsar, il faut attendre) [Chorus] Fifth column, dancing on a string Fifth column, hear the puppets sing (Cinquième colonne) Left and right, the same refrain Moscow pulls, and pulls again (Tirez les ficelles) [Bridge: spoken, male] Two ends of a single thread Wound on one spool, in a tower grey and cold (Deux bouts d'un même fil) Look up Look up See the hand (Regardez la main) [Final Chorus] Fifth column, dancing on a string Fifth column, hear the puppets sing (Cinquième colonne) Left and right, the same refrain Moscow pulls, and pulls again (Tirez les ficelles) [Outro: synth hook, fading] (Les marionnettes dansent) (Les marionnettes dansent)
