This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but with a whimper

Mankind, mankind burn bright
In the greatness of the night
Pretty mortals, pretty die
On the earth, on the fly

Pretty mortals, pretty die
Pretty world, pretty dies

Pretty world, pretty dies
For a name, for a lie
Are you dread, is it fright
Is this triumph, or is it a lie

Pretty mortals, pretty die
Pretty world, pretty dies

Mankind, mankind burn bright
In the greatness of the night
Pretty mortals, pretty die
On the earth, on the fly
Pretty world, pretty dies
For a name, for a lie

Are you dread, is it fright
Is this triumph, or is it a lie
Pretty world, pretty dies