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[Verse 1]

Em                     C     D
A thousand years from now on
Em                          C    D
The flame of life's gone out
Em                       C     D
The earth - a frozen wasteland
G               Em            C
No living trace - no sounds

Em                    C       D
The world did die in anguish
Em                     C      D
The ashes turned to dust
Em             D
Fire and ice - blackness of night
G
Man's evolution has lost


[Chorus]

Am                    G
Don't tell me that we didn't know
Am                       G
And that we haven't been told
Am                  G    Em      D
The final s.o.s. we all ignored

D                             Em     C     Em     C
We've seen the writing on the wall
                   Em     C     Em     C
The writing on the wall


[Verse 2]

Em                   C    D
The science of the madman
Em                         C    D
Was getting out of control
Em                     C    D
For every creature comfort
G                  Em     C
There is a heavy toll

Em                    C     D
We turned on mother nature
Em                        C    D
Stabbed her deep in a back
Em                        D
We ripped out her lungs - poisoned her veins
G
Internal acid attack


[Chorus]

Am                    G
Don't tell me that we didn't know
Am                       G
And that we haven't been told
Am                  G    Em      D
The final s.o.s. we all ignored

D                             Em     C     Em     C
We've seen the writing on the wall
                   Em     C     Em     C
The writing on the wall
                        Em     C     Em     C
Seen the writing on the wall


[Solo]

Am   G
Am   G
Am   G Em
D    D

Em   C
Em   C


[Verse 3]

Em                    C     D
I'm just painting a picture
Em                  C     D
Of how it could be
Em                           D
But time's running out - the clock's ticking down
G
You're not blind - can't you see


[Chorus]

Am                    G
Don't tell me that we still don't know
Am                           G
And that we're not being told
Am                   G          Em      D
The final s.o.s. we shouldn't ignore

                             Em      C    Em      C
Just read the writing on the wall
                   Em      C      Em      C
The writing on the wall
                        Em      C      Em      C
Read the writing on the wall
                   Em      C      Em      C
The writing on the wall