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