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