Tonight (When the World Ends)

Oceans evaporate,

Volcanoes erupt,

Blue skies interpolate the basins

Where waters have dried up,

There is no escape

From the phenomena that affrights,

So lose yourself in me

For the world will end tonight.

The woods, they'll smoulder,

Crops will slump

Like a boxer does in his corner

After taking one too many lumps,
But for them, there is no succor,
Nor another round to fight,
So stand tall with me
When the world ends tonight.

Nowhere to hide
From that which affrights;
But you'll be by my side
When the world ends tonight,
And though the crops have died,
Tears won't afflict my sight,
For all the nutrition I need,
You'll give to me tonight—

And though we're about to die...
I have no grievances to cite,
For all the love I needed,
You gave to me...tonight.


—Kevin Waring