This Is Not a Test Songtext
von Tommy Shaw

The music′s interrupted by an old familiar sound
We've heard it all our lives and paid attention
And the radio announcer tells us this has been a test
I never heard the rest, I always change the station

Mr. President, our radar shows an image in the skies
We believe it′s headed our direction
The Russians aren't responding and we're up against the clock
It seems there′s no avoiding this deadly confrontation

And this is not a test, no video effect
No science fiction quest for glory
And this is not a test, there′ll be no turning back
The hour is at hand and this is not a test


You can't ignore
We′ve not been here before
Let's hear it for the war

How did peace and freedom disappear before our very eyes
And leave us in this desperate situation?
There is no way to justify for country or for God
The heavens are a battlefield and now there′s confrontation

And this is not a test, no video effect
No science fiction quest for glory
And this is not a test, there'll be no turning back
The hour is at hand and this is not a test

And this is not a test
No, no, no
This is not a test
No, no, no
This is not a test
No, no, no