We had such potential But we squandered our gifts Never shall my children see the light of day Our existence decays Our blind pursuit of technology Only accelerated our doom This is our decimation We are cherishing Our slow self-destruction The world is perishing But life must go on It is time, no more days is of prime Blinded by the extravagance Fooled by our intelligence Deluded by the hollowness So empty and shallow Cherishing Self-destruction Perishing Must go on It is time no more days is of prime We are cherishing Our slow self-destruction The world is perishing But life must go on We are cherishing Our slow self-destruction The world is perishing But life must go on Cherishing Self-destruction Perishing Life must go on