A tired assertion A sordid affair A record repeating With no one aware Ooooooh, does it scare? Layered like an onion Cut pole to pole Left for the vultures Out in the cold Ooooooh, is it old? Caught on a snare Spotted the scene Waters will rise Drowning the sea I fill my cup But it's not enough The tide is high A casual observer A room full of stares A subtle unnerver Out of its lair Stuck in a cycle Foreign to most Acidic environs Sicken the host Ooooooh, far too close Stuck on a snare Spotted the scene Waters will rise Drowning the sea I fill my cup But it's not enough The end is nigh ♪ Layered like an onion Cut pole to pole Left for the vultures Out in the cold Ooooooh, is it old?