Speak to me in tongues or through fire alarms Don't lay your shadow on Don't lay your shadow on the innocent "world ends in 2012" - headlines straight from hell But don't lose your belief Don't lose your belief, not now Remember at the start; dreams of america So don't lay your shadow on Don't lay your shadow on the innocent I'll meet you in 2012 on the stairs where we first met And i'll bring you a cassette we can listen to when all ends - softly