The prophecies convey a frightful end All these sins are written in blood Unable to ignore The sands of time are running low A black hole in which our time was born The scales of life are dreadfully shorn The sands of time are running low Annihilation tends to mold the results But our brilliancy will hang at the end of the rope The prophecies convey a frightful end All these signs are written in blood Unable to ignore The sands of time are running low The sands of time are running low