power down

forget the live earth whores & those who profit from their causes
empty words might seem profound but there's no signal, only sound
in mother nature's fit of peak, the strong get trampled by the weak
& thus divested of our crown, we begin to power down

power down, we power down, this liquid sunshine underground
that gives us light & heat & sound, we power down, we power down
no panic button we can press, no hand of god to clean this mess
space brothers nowhere to be found, the time has come to power down

so farewell to the age of gigs, no sound effects, no lighting rigs
the microphones will cease to hum, the parts will far outweigh the sum
this sound's the opening of our eyes, stripped down to acclimatise
can't hide behind no wall of sound when we begin to power down

beware this world & all its flatteries
baby, just hang on to your batteries
& curse the day that we became
so captivated by this game

power down, we power down, this ship's about to run aground
with no escape routes to be found, the time has come to power down
a century of great success, but now is time to taste the rest
rehearse your disbelieving frown, we power down, we power down