[Intro: Distorted industrial hum, a slow rhythmic metallic clanging like a ticking clock] [Verse 1] [Low, breathy delivery] The world is young and the world is fair, With the scent of the roses everywhere; But roses wither and summer dies, And the clouds will darken the clearest skies. The years will come and the years will go, With their weight of happiness or of woe; But through the shadows of time and tide, There is one thing only that shall abide. [Chorus] [Vocals become more layered and ethereal] Ten thousand years from now, my dear, When the sun has lost its light, And the world is wrapped in the silent hush Of an everlasting night; The stars may fade and the sun grow cold, The mountains crumble and the world grow old, But my love for you will be just as true, Ten thousand years from now. [Verse 2] [Deeper synth bass kicks in, more mechanical] The kingdoms fall and the kings are gone, But the heart of the world goes on and on; The songs we sing and the tears we weep, Will all be lost in a dreamless sleep. The dust will cover the pride of man, It’s all a part of a master plan; But out of the silence and out of the gloom, A flower of memory still shall bloom. [Chorus] Ten thousand years from now, my dear, When the sun has lost its light, And the world is wrapped in the silent hush Of an everlasting night; The stars may fade and the sun grow cold, The mountains crumble and the world grow old, But my love for you will be just as true, Ten thousand years from now. [Outro: The mechanical beat slows down and stops, leaving only a cold wind-like synthesizer hiss]
