Wrecking Ball

歌詞

Over the sidewalk under the archway Through the door again Planting charges seed of destruction Time is caving in Here we are at mile zero This is St. John's Newfoundland But you can hear the strains of Nero Serenade the demolition man The sun is rising Bricks are falling Nothing stands too long to tall For the swing of the wrecking ball Petition's failed the coffin's nailed We protest, money talks What's here today will be gone today Holding hands won't stop the clock They'll be coming in the morning To tear a piece out of the sky Try and build another Babel Who can build the highest high The sun is rising Bricks are falling Nothing stands too long to tall For the swing of the... Dance macabre at the wrecking ball Steel toe shuffle through an empty hall Hard hat dancers take the floor Then the ceiling and the corridor The jackhammers beat out eight to the bar The last dance will be a slamdance Ring around the Dev hotel The crowd gathered 'round A plunger sinks a cheer goes up And it all falls down In a shower of brick and mortar Raining down in dirty sheets When the dust has come to settle There'll be one less shadow on the street The sun is rising Bricks are falling Nothing stands too long to tall For the swing of the wrecking ball hmmm the wrecking ball