[Verse 1]
In the raining park, the chessmen play
The faithful atheists refuse to pray
The steamworks weep, the addicts do not care
Crowd of cold people stand by and stare

[Verse 2]
The garbage eaters, their many retainers
Come to collect all the foul remainders
The smoke hangs heavy, the wrecking ball swings
In the clockwork of a collapsing thing

[Pre-Chorus]
Wasted plastic empire’s golden age
Chemical wedding
Citizens in their refineries
Cheer the nuptial bedding

[Chorus]
The hourglass is
Turning, turning, turning, turning, turning

[Verse 3]
On a shore of iron, cutters and clippers
Paper, rock; rock, paper and scissors
On a road of skulls, their story moves on
It’s a bumpy ride and very, very, very long
[Pre-Chorus]
Wasted plastic empire’s golden age
Chemical wedding
Citizens in their refineries
Cheer the nuptial bedding

[Chorus]
The hourglass is
Turning, turning, turning, turning, turning

[Bridge]
In the blue sky, the seagulls fly over garbage
In the blue sky, the seagulls fly over garbage
Are we the ocean? Are we the desert?
Are we the garbage? Who’s to say?
Are we the ocean? Are we the desert?
Are we the garbage? Who’s to say?

[Pre-Chorus]
Wasted plastic empire’s golden age
Chemical wedding
Citizens in their refineries
Cheer the nuptial bedding

[Chorus]
The hourglass is
Turning, turning, turning, turning, turning
The hourglass is
Turning, turning, turning, turning, turning