It's falling apart That's not so hard to see Once a bond and trust is severed They're hard to retrieve Minus 777 gleams On the giant screen Tonight I'll hide beneath the covers In my Manhattan retreat So wake up, wake up and smell the fear 'Cause this is the end and we know it It's time to be alarmed Cause this is the end Now they're raising their glasses So here's to staying blind Cause tonight we're gonna party like It's 1929 And read every sign Put them on the list If I leapt from the Brooklyn Bridge tonight I bet I wouldn't be missed So wake up, wake up and recognize The end of the world as we knew it It's time to be alarmed Cause this is the end A candle burns to the end As we stumble between the bars And I just sigh and think about How it's been years since I've seen the stars when they go: "Oh, I never thought that it would come to this I've read every page of The Economist Even the trophy wife can tell I'm a mess But she isn't anything but loveless"