Strip it down, lay it bare It's just as good, it's just as fair Rid the chaff, all the dead wood Just for a change, make it sharp, sharp, sharp, sharp… Now we're riding on the crest of a wave Looking down on all that we survey We're smiling on the crest of a wave Who'd have thought this would ever have happened... One day... Take it back, right to the heart Make it simple, brand new start Primal fear, what you feel Adrenaline rush, it's got to be real Strip it down, lay it bare It's just as good, it's just as fair Rid the chaff, all the dead wood Just for a change, make it sharp, sharp, sharp, sharp…
Sharp, sharp, sharp, sharp… Now we're riding on the crest of a wave Looking down on all that we survey We're smiling on the crest of a wave Who'd have thought this would ever have happened... One day... All in the name of progress Moving on, yeah we're moving on I feel that it's happened before But I just can't quite place the time All in the name of progress… Moving on, yeah we're moving on Sometimes we have rationalize Sometimes we have to sacrifice Decisions we make, actions we take Principles we sometimes break All in the name of progress The waves are lapping at my door…