I saw the end of the world in a dream And woke up feeling cheated In what turned out to be an ordinary room My ma**ive tragedy defeated And all the power of emotion that gripped me Had drained out into black silence Still I could hear the buses running on schedule Two hours until the new day At night I lay me Down to sleep Planes crashing Through my dreams Lives flashing In front of my eyes Pray shall I wake Before I die I saw the end of my life in a dream And woke up in a cold sweat Only dimly aware of what I'd seen But still feeling a vague threat And as the power of fear overwhelmed me I fought to turn on the radio To hear the damning voice of a minister Two hours until the new day At night I lay me Down to sleep Planes crashing Through my dreams Lives flashing In front of my eyes Pray shall I wake Before I die