People living in a house of cards Up to knees in the wreckage when the wind blows hard Made a vow baby that still stands And I'll take that promise to the promise land Take a look around you and the map we need And throw it on the fire Talkin' 'bout the 20th century Oh midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down People living in a house of glass Wonder where upon earth they gonna hide their trash Don't you think it's such a waste of space When you can't move on because you're saving face See it as an offer now as an effigy And throw it on the fire Talkin' 'bout the 20th century Oh midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down In just a matter of time if you fan those flames You're gonna make 'em catch I've got nothing to hold onto except my heart And my heart is set on striking a match People living in a house of mirrors Get so self-obsessed they're bound to disappear And they can't prove that they were ever there When the silver peels off and they're nowhere Take a look inside you and it's plain to see What you're throwing in the fire Talkin' 'bout the 20th century Oh midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down Midnight gonna burn it down Gonna burn it all down Gonna burn it all down