Yeah Here we stand or here we fall History won't care at all Make the bed, light the light, yeah Lady Mercy won't be home tonight, yeah (You don't waste no time at all) Don't hear the bell, but you answer the call (It comes to you, as to us all) Yeah, we're just waiting for the hammer to fall, yeah Oh, every night and every day A little piece of you is falling away But lift your face, the Western Way Build your muscles as your body decays, yeah (Tow your line and play their game) Yeah, let the anaesthetic cover it all (Till one day, they call your name) You know it's time for the hammer to fall, yeah Rich or poor or famous For your truth is all the same Yeah, baby (oh, no, oh, no) Oh, lock your door, but rain is pouring Through your windowpane (oh, no) Baby, baby, now your struggle is all in vain For he who grew up tall and proud In the shadow of the mushroom cloud Convinced our voices can't be heard We just wanna scream it louder and louder and louder (What the hell we fighting for?) Oh, just surrender and it won't hurt at all (Just got time to say your prayers) Yeah, while you're waiting for the hammer to, hammer to fall Hey, yes It's going to fall, babe Hammer, you know Yeah, hammer to fall Woo Hey, yeah Woo, woo Ha, yeah Waiting for the hammer to fall now, baby Yeah, yeah While you're waiting for the hammer to fall, ooh Give it to me one more time