A stranger sight Was never seen Not a soul is heard, no voices Not a face is seen All the ships have sailed And the flights are gone There's a house with the windows open And the TVs on They said they new what's coming The experts all agreed It will come on one fine morning It's guaranteed Fear the tempest Fear the tempest You'll fear the tempest Someday There's an empty store And a vacant shop And a baseball lies in stillness In a parking lot Newspaper blows Down a dusty street And a billboard shows me a picture Something good to eat They said they knew the reason The experts all agreed Life will manifest due season It's been decreed Fear the tempest Fear the tempest You'll fear the tempest Someday The lights are dim And the sky is pale When the day is done are there any left Who can tell the tale? On a crimson sea And a roaring wave Their hearts would fail them now If they looked into the grave Fear the tempest Fear the tempest You will learn to fear the tempest Someday