[Verse 1]
I heard the bells tolling in the tower
Under the ocean
Where the old church used to be
Ringing in the deep, I was young
Oh, but I remember
The night the spire
Sank 'neath the raging sea
Lost to the waves

[Pre-Chorus]
And oh, there in the swell
Do I hear the passing bell?

[Chorus]
Oh Lord, I was born
Born to a dying world
Where the rivers run dry
I was born
Born to a dying world
Where the oceans, they rise

[Verse 2]
Now it is dawn
Oh, but the light is failing
Every day waning
'Til we've seen the last of the sun
Morning never comes
[Pre-Chorus]
And oh, is this farewell?
Do I hear the passing bell?

[Chorus]
Oh Lord, I was born
Born to a dying world
With the forests ablaze
I was born
Born to a dying world
Feels like the end of days
I was born

[Bridge]
Ooh yeah, I was born
Born to a dying world

[Outro]
They say it's spring
But here the skies are benighted
There's no horizon
The seasons, they all seem the same
No sunshine, no rain, and I know
As I stand in the roar of the breakers
No one will save us
Save us from ourselves
And so rings the death knell