I've no fond farewell for you   I've got the shitty beach town blues   You caught me getting in the cab   I waved and then I turned my back      Down by the wreckage of the pier   I saw your darkness and I found my greatest fear   The mighty whale and Abraham   The wretched fish that one day crawled out of the sea   To be a man      I paddle back to my homeland   And it's a dump, it's a tin can   And I'm a cautionary tale   You sucked my blood   You left me iron-poor and pale      The skeleton of years gone by   Lit by the moon and by memory of a fire   We are the band   The band plays on   We're making music while the ship goes swiftly down      Down by the wreckage of the pier   I saw your darkness and I found my greatest fear   The mighty whale and Abraham   The wretched fish that one day crawled out of the sea      Goodbye, ocean   Goodbye, England   I hope tomorrow treats you well   It's not your fault   It's probably me   But I'm getting out if I still can