This time there's no turning back; this time there is no return The bridges here are charred and black, and we all watched them burn Just take what you can carry, no time to shed a tear Find yourself another place; be sure it's far from here I wander and time gets lost, decades start to pass Just T's to dot and I's to cross, stepping on the gas This place will always be: a monument, a shrine In April morning in a distant year, just frozen here in time Hey-y-y! Year's decay, here in this day Hey-y-y! Just like Pompeii Hey-y-y! Year's decay, here in this day Hey-y-y! Just like Pompeii (x5) To hit the checkpoint, guardsmen shout, to hear the children laugh Just keep the geiger counter on, don't walk off the path Keep your wits about you girl, and keep your head screwed on Meet back in a thousand years, and then we'll have some fun Hey-y-y! Year's decay, here in this day Hey-y-y! Just like Pompeii Hey-y-y! Year's decay, here in this day Hey-y-y! Just like Pompeii (x5) So my friend, let's get out of this place Let's get out, let's get out, let's get out of this place Let's get out (Hey!) let's get out, let's get out of this place Let's get out (Hey!) let's get out, (Just like Pompeii) Let's get out (Just like Pompeii), let's get out Leave it all behind