Another Thousand Years

In 1999
we thought the world would end,
but January 1 we swept up the mess again.
In 2001
we thought the end was near,
but the years just follow years
and we’re still here.
Maybe the rapture’s gonna wait
the rapture’s gonna wait
another thousand years
before we’re standing at the gate.
How do we go on
living day by day
with only human hearts
to guide us on our way?
Dig beneath the dirt
burn it in the air
throw away our filth
'til we smell it everywhere.
But the sky don’t turn to black,
the sea don’t turn to blood
the angels don’t come down
to raise us from the mud.
Maybe the rapture’s gonna wait
the rapture’s gonna wait
another thousand years
before we’re standing at the gate.
How do we go on
living day by day
with only human hearts
to guide us on our way?
Na na na na na
I reach out in the dark
as I lie awake at night.
My fingers touch another hand like mine;
I hold on to it tight.
I want to see my kingdom come
I’m praying for escape
Or else we’ll have to fix
what we took so long to break.
Maybe the rapture’s gonna wait
the rapture’s gonna wait
another thousand years
before we’re standing at the gate.
How do we go on
living day by day
with only human hearts
to guide us on our way?
Na na na na na
lyrics and music written by Jim Infantino
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