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