Sure, the earth didn't get any bigger
But this place right here seems huge compared
To these cities that once ran riot like a black disease
Oh see, do you recall the big pandemics?
And the effort this planet made to get rid
Of this vicious plague known as humanity
When an old dying tree has lost its power to grow
When a bruised and battered river threatens to overflow

Then it hurts to know that there's nothing you can do
So let it burst, let it burst, let it burst
As time went by, affliction made us see
Expansion is not only quantity
And people stopped yearning for wealth and eternity
And all at once everyone could breathe
When an old dying tree has lost its power to grow
When a bruised and battered river threatens to overflow

Then it hurts to know that there's nothing you can do
So let it burst, let it burst, let it burst
Let it burst
Let it burst
When an old dying tree has lost its power to grow
When a bruised and battered river threatens to overflow
Then it hurts to know that there's nothing you can do
So let it burst, let it burst, let it burst