ove the sidewalk under the archway  through the door again  planting charges seed of destruction  time is caving in  here we are at mile zero this is St. John's NFLD  but you can hear the strains of Nero  serenade the demolition man  the sun is rising  bricks are falling  nothing stands too long too tall  for the swing of the wrecking ball  the petition failed the coffin's nailed  we protest but money talks  what's here today will be gone today  holding hands won't stop the clock  they'll be coming in teh morning  to tear a piece out of the sky  try and build another Babel  who can reach the highest high  the sun is rising  bricks are falling  nothing stands too long too tall  for the swing of the wrecking ball  dance macabre at the wrecking ball  steel toe shuffle through an empty hall  the hard hat dancers take th floor  then the ceiling and the corridor  the jackhammers beat out eight to the bar  the last dance will be a slam dance  ring around the Dev hotel  a crowd is gathering round  the plunger sinks a cheer goes up  and it all falls down  in a shower of brick and mortar raining down  in dirty sheets  when the dust has come to settle  ther'll be one less shadow on the street  the sun is rising  bricks are falling  nothing stands too long too tall  for the swing of the wrecking ball