[Verse 1]
Listen, my poor children, it's a gunshot ringing 1944
Sleep tight in the waters, it's a cradle swinging 1922
"I've always been and will always be"
That's how this duty-dance with death goes

[Verse 2]
Listen, my dear children, it's a slaughterhouse in 1945
Rest in peace, my fathers, it's a graveyard dig in 1986
"I've always gone and will always go"
This is an endless crusade

[Pre-Chorus]
Dress me, shoot me, waiting for my turn in death-row
Eat me, beat me in any way that you would like

[Chorus 1]
Step, slide, rest, catch your breath
A hundred-six waltzes of death
We're all just poor pilgrims of time
Caught and displayed in this beautiful world
We're all just poor pilgrims of time
Caught and displayed in this beautiful world

[Post-Chorus]
God, I've accepted the things I can't change
God, I've earned courage to change things I can
God, I've earned wisdom to know differences
God, what's the use if there's nothing to change?
[Verse 3]
Listen, my poor children, there's a bride and groom in 1948
Until death do us part, infidelity runs 1949
"I've always sure that there's nothing sure"
That's how this fatalism works here

[Verse 4]
Listen, my dear children, there's an airplane crashing 1968
So it goes, the bird said, Merry Christmas, baby, 1921
"I've seen this scene and will always see"
This is an old film reversed

[Pre-Chorus]
Crush me, slash me, execution is your liking
Hang me, bang me, is there a way that you would like?

[Chorus 2]
Step, slide, rest, waste your breath
A hundred-six waltzes of death
We're all just dear servants of time
Miserably obeying this beautiful world
We're all just dear servants of time
Miserably obeying this beautiful world

[Chorus 3]
Step, slide, rest, catch your breath
A hundred-six waltzes of death
Step, slide, rest, waste your breath
A hundred-six waltzes of death
Death