MINISTRY – N.W.O. (1992)

Ministry’s “N.W.O.” (New World Order) is a politically charged industrial metal track from their 1992 album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs. The song critiques U.S. government policies and power structures, particularly focusing on former President George H.W. Bush’s administration and the Gulf War. With heavy guitar riffs, samples from Bush’s speeches, and a relentless beat, it became a staple in Ministry’s discography and a defining anthem of early 1990s industrial music, resonating with anti-establishment themes.

All the locals hide their tears of regret Open fire ’cause I love you to death Sky high, with a heartache of stone You’ll never see me ’cause I’m always alone

How to love without a trace of dissent I’ll buy the torture, you pay for the rent Tied high with a broken command All alone to the promised land

I’m in love with this malicious intent You’ve been taken but you don’t know it yet What you will know must never live to be found ‘Cause it’s the subject of the eyes of the clown

What we are looking at is Good and evil, right and wrong A new world order I believe in freedom A new world order

God bless America God bless America God bless America A new world order A new world order A new world order We’re not about to make that same mistake