I heard the bells Tolling in the tower Under the ocean Where the old church used to be Ringing in the deep I was young Oh, but I remember The night the spire Sank 'neath the raging sea Lost to the waves And oh, there in the swell Do I hear the passing bell? O Lord, I was born Born to a dying world Where the rivers run dry I was born Born to a dying world Where the oceans they rise ♪ Now it is dawn Oh, but the light is failing Every day waning 'Til we've seen the last of the sun Morning never comes And oh, is this farewell? Do I hear the passing bell? O Lord, I was born Born to a dying world With the forests ablaze I was born Born to a dying world Feels like the end of days I was born ♪ Oh yeah, I was born ♪ Born to a dying world ♪ They say it's spring But here the skies are benighted There's no horizon The seasons they all seem the same No sunshine, no rain And I know As I stand in the roar of the breakers No one will save us Save us from ourselves And so rings the death knell