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