The eastern world;
It is explodin'.
Violence flarin';
Arrows floadin'.
You're old enough to kill,
But not for votin'.
You don't believe in war,
But what's that bow you're totin'?
And even the Forest River
Has bodies floatin',
But ya tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend,
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the era of destruction
And don't you understand
What I'm tryin' to say
And can't you feel the fears
That I'm feelin' today?
If the evil is pushed,
There's no runnin' away.
There'll be no one to save
With the world in a grave.
Take a look around you, elf.
It's bound to scare you, elf
And ya tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend,
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the era of destruction
But think of all the hate
There is in red Angmar.
Then take a look around
To Rohan, Valimar.
You may leave here
For four days in space,
But when you return
It's the same old place.
The poundin' of the drums,
The pride and disgrace.
You can bury it dead,
But don't leave a trace.
Hate your next door neighbour,
But don't forget to say grace
And tell me
Over and over and over and over again, my friend,
You don't believe
We're on the era of destruction.
Ah, no, no, you don't believe
We're on the era of destruction.