[Intro – distant rumble, wind, low drones] The sky went black at half past noon Satellites fell out of tune Sirens cried in every land Ash fell soft like desert sand [Verse 1] They said the missiles split the sky Red buttons pressed by power-hungry guys Leaders shouting, losing grip Whole world balanced on a slip They blamed the suits, the ties, the greed The endless hunger nations feed A final war, the end of days History set itself ablaze [Pre-Chorus – whispered, eerie] But the assumptions was not right... Not fire… not war… not spite… [Chorus] What caused the end of the world? It was Benni… Benni the poopman… The toilet man of whom you heard. Not kings, not bombs, not armies grand Just one bad dump that doomed the land Empires fell for lesser things But this… is where RUST BEGINS (horrified scream) [Verse 2] Rumors spread of tyrants mad A reckless west, a east gone bad Whispers of a northern fiend And desert strikes both swift and mean They traced the codes, they checked the charts They scanned the skies and studied parts But no one thought to look inside A bathroom where fate chose to hide [Pre-Chorus – tense build] A crack… a leak… a fatal flaw… The end began behind one door… [Chorus] (heavy drums) What caused the end of the world? It was Benni… Benni the poopman… The crapper man of whom you heard. Not kings, not bombs, not armies grand Just one bad dump that doomed the land The world fell for Bennis sins But this… is where RUST BEGINS (horrified scream) AAAAAhhhhh [Bridge – chaotic, absurd] Atomic-nuclear taco supreme Beans of doom in a fever dream Chemical wrath in porcelain throne A bubbling force the world has known Pipes were shaking, seals gave way Silent horror in tile and clay One small leak became the spark That swallowed the world and made it DARK [Break – spoken, dead serious tone] Not with a bang… But with a… splat. [Final Chorus – big, dramatic, ironic] [Chorus] (explosive drums) What caused the end of the world? It was BENNI… BENNI THE POOPMAN… -what the fuck benni? The dangling man that poops absurd. Empires fall for lesser sins But this… is where RUST BEGINS (horrified scream) AHHHHHH A wasteland.... A global rot... An apocalypse... (horrified scream) [Outro – fading drones, distant echo] Remember well, when worlds collapse… Check your pipes… …and mind your snacks.
