[Verse 1] Thank you for the patience As the sky comes apart Thank you for the silence While the sirens start Nice little sit-down In the cratered aisle You kept your coats on Kept your hands in the pile [Pre-Chorus] Oh, what a lovely crowd So calm, so polite While the world got chewed up Right in front of your eyes [Chorus] Stay in your seats Stay in your seats Thanks for not running When it all went to shit Stay in your seats Stay in your seats What a fine audience For the end of it (the end of it) [Verse 2] Thank you for the donations To the ash and smoke Thanks for the head nods When the pavement broke You clapped for the collapse Like it was a show Now the ceiling's falling Still, you won't let go [Pre-Chorus] Oh, what a lovely crowd So brave, so neat While the flood kept climbing Up the fucking street [Chorus] Stay in your seats Stay in your seats Thanks for not running When it all went to shit Stay in your seats Stay in your seats What a fine audience For the end of it (the end of it) [Bridge] [half-time] Hold up One more round of applause For the ash in your teeth And the blood on your clothes Hold up You’re so goddamn composed As the floor drops out And the whole place folds [Final Chorus] Stay in your seats Stay in your seats Thanks for not running When it all went to shit Stay in your seats Stay in your seats What a fine audience For the end of it (the end of it) Stay in your seats Stay in your seats We’ll be here laughing When the last wall splits
