Intro
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[Verse 1]
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B thousand years from now on
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The flame of life's gone out
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The earth - a frozen wasteland
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No living trace - no sounds
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The world did die in anguish
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The ashes turned to dust
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Fire and ice - blackness of night
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Man's evolution has lost
[Chorus]
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Don't tell me that we didn't know
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And that we haven't been told
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The final s.o.s. we all ignored
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We've seen the writing on the wall
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The writing on the wall
[Verse 2]
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The science of the madman
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Was getting out of control
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For every creature comfort
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There is a heavy toll
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We turned on mother nature
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Stabbed her deep in a back
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We ripped out her lungs - poisoned her veins
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Internal acid attack
[Chorus]
Bm A
Don't tell me that we didn't know
Bm A
And that we haven't been told
Bm A F#m E
The final s.o.s. we all ignored
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We've seen the writing on the wall
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The writing on the wall
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Seen the writing on the wall
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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I'm just painting a picture
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Of how it could be
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But time's running out - the clock's ticking down
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You're not blind - can't you see
[Chorus]
Bm A
Don't tell me that we still don't know
Bm A
And that we're not being told
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The final s.o.s. we shouldn't ignore
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Just read the writing on the wall
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The writing on the wall
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Read the writing on the wall
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The writing on the wall
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