There was life here once The tension, the harshness of life Lost in the flow of time Now comes crumbling down The land will be covered in darkness Premonitions of sorrow and anger, even so Things rush on, fleeing, changing Never facing it straight on To all things under creation Never facing it straight on Well I know (Whoa) Day the Earth caught on fire People wander aimlessly The great spring of life runs dry Come face to face with a world of darkness Now comes crumbling down The land will be covered in darkness Premonitions of sorrow and anger, even so Things rush on, fleeing, changing Never facing it straight on To all things under creation Never facing it straight on Well I know (Whoa) Day the Earth caught on fire