[Verse 1] We had our chance Ten thousand years of fire and blood We built our towers Then we buried them in mud The finger hovers Above the final key A species allergic To its own liberty [Chorus] Let it burn Let it go Let the mushroom cloud Put on a show The earth will breathe When we are done She did it before She'll do it again Under the same old sun [Verse 2] The cockroach watches From beneath the stone Patient and quiet In the dark alone Waiting for the silence After all the noise When the kings are ashes And so are all their toys [Bridge] Ten thousand years from now Something crawls from the sea Something smarter Something softer Something we could never be It finds the ruins Of our beautiful mess Looks at the sky And simply says "Yes" [Chorus] Let it burn Let it go Let the mushroom cloud Put on a show The earth will breathe When we are done She did it before She'll do it again Under the same old sun [Verse 3] They will discover What we threw away They will reach the stars We were too afraid to say No wars to fight No flags to wave Just curious minds And a healed and grateful grave [Outro] Sleep now humanity Your shift is done The planet forgives you She outlives everyone Something is coming Something pure and bright After the long long dark Comes the next light
