When you read the newsDoes it make you sick?Murder, money, and politicsGonna fill you upGet your bullshit fixIt's the End Of The WorldGrab your crucifixAnd fall to your kneesAnd beg God pleaseHave mercy on me (Mercy! )When you turn on the TVWhat do you get?Sex, lies, scandal, violenceLike the end of a gunPressed against your lipsIt's the End Of The WorldGrab your crucifixAnd fall to your kneesAnd beg God pleaseHave mercy on meWhen you can't buy gasAnd you can't pay rentAnd what you've got leftIs the Government'sNo winNo futureNo benefitIt's the End Of The WorldGrab your crucifixAnd fall to your kneesAnd beg God pleaseHave mercy on meComing out of the hypocrisyComing out of the bureaucracyComing in to lead a warThey're a shameYou can ignore what you cannot seeYou can believe in a lieYou can run away from anythingUntil you open your eyesNo rest for the wickedYeah they never quitWatchin, waitingFor the next trickWe won't be celebratingWhen the atom's splitIt's the end of the worldGrab your crucifixAnd fall to your kneesAnd beg god pleaseHave mercy on meComing out of the hypocrisyComing out of the bureaucracyComing in to lead a warThey're a shameYou can ignore what you cannot seeYou can believe in a lieYou can run away from anythingUntil you open your eyesComing out of the hypocrisyComing out of the bureaucracyComing in to lead a warThey're a shame
