We've got our problems but this isn't right
We've got a system here, we've gotta use it right
There's real danger we can go too far
We start deceivin' now and we'll forget who we are
Secret's the word

They think a trial is just a little game
Why don't they understand ? It's just a cryin' shame
They are forgetting 'bout that Bill of Rights
We harm that Bill right now, we can just give up our fights.
Secret's the word

(Secret's the word, is the word that you heard)
It's not right, it's demeaning
Secret's not right, has no place in our country
Secret trials have us all reeling.

We cannot watch Bush as he throws away
the fundamental rights; they're not just yesterday.
We must say loudly that we've gone way too far
If we believe right now we're who we say that we are
Secret's the word

(Secret's the word, is the word that you heard)
It's not right, it's demeaning
It's not right, it's demeaning
Secret's not right, has no place in our country
Secret trials have us all reeling.

This is a life of illusion, a life of control
Mixed with confusion - what're we doin' here?

Don't bow to pressure and let one man say
Who will or will not have a trial that's hidden away
We must have more than just suspicion here
Before we carry on like those whose regimes we fear.
Secret's the word.