The end is there, closer than you thought, but it could have been foreseen
Blinded by TV, deafened by radio, betrayed by the media machine
Then come the darkest times, when mankind climbs back on the trees
Tormented and haunted by hunger and disease

As the sun descends forever and the wolves are out for prey
As hell and heaven collapse slave and master will be
Lead astray

…and they will feel…and they will bleed…and they still fear…

Human flesh is set afire
The flagstaff new Cathedral's spire
A billion crippled, a billion dead
21st century threat
Listen to machine gun's fire,
To moribund soul's saddened choir
At last alive, the dreams we dread
21st century threat

The war drags on and on and on, all hope for an end has died
Desparation, misery, all the bitter tears are dried
Death is certain, life's a gift, regardless there's a price to pay
Sell your soul for a grave new world, leave daylight all behind

Human flesh is set afire
The flagstaff new Cathedral's spire
A billion crippled, a billion dead
21st century threat
Listen to machine gun's fire,
To moribund soul's saddened choir
At last alive, the dreams we dread
21st century threat

The threat is real
The world is gone
Mankind is doomed
All hope is lost

21st Century threat
21st Century threat
21st Century threat