《Karma Police》的詞曲作者是公園製作人組合（Pavement）的吉他手Glen Hansard和音樂家Markéta Irglová。
歌詞內容如下：
第一小節：
Karma Police, we haven't done nothing wrong
我們沒有做錯任何事，因果報應的警察，你們憑什麼抓我們
But they've got a picture of you in your underpants
只是你們裸奔的照片就已曝光
Second Verse:
Everybody in your country, tell a story or two
在這個國家裡的每一個人，都講個故事或是講個兩三個
Trying to teach me, something about me, like you care
試圖教我一些關於你的事，就像你在乎我一樣
副歌部分：
Karma Police, we're over here
因果報應的警察，我們就在這裡
Trying to tell us what to wear, what to say
試圖告訴我們該穿什麼，該說什麼
Trying to tell us how to be, we don't want to be like that
試圖告訴我們該怎么活，我們不想像那樣活著
第二小節：
We're not going to wear your clothes, we're not going to wear your face
我們不想穿你的衣服，我們不想戴你的面具
We're not going to walk your way, we don't believe your laws
我們不想走你的路，我們不相信你的法律
Pre-Chorus:
Come on boys and girls, follow your own dreams
快跟著自己的夢想吧，小伙子們和小姑娘們
Get a new set of clothes and don't listen to these reeds
換上一套新衣服，別聽這些蘆葦的話
Chorus:
Karma Police, we're over here
因果報應的警察，我們就在這裡
Trying to tell us what to wear, what to say
試圖告訴我們該穿什麼，該說什麼
Trying to tell us how to be, we don't want to be like that (uh oh)
試圖告訴我們該怎么活，我們不想像那樣活著(呃喔)
Outro:
Take back control of what you wanted now
你到底想讓我們過怎樣的生活呢？請你們收回權利吧！