I was a boy in suburbia You showed the future to me Skinny and pale My get out of jail Swimmin' in mercury And you were the ultraviolet On our new color TV The constant, the change The never the same Swimmin' in mercury What a beautiful way What a beautiful way To say Goodbye What a beautiful way What a beautiful way To say Goodbye So many mothers and fathers Said "Is it a he or a she?" We didn't care We went everywhere Swimmin' in mercury What a beautiful way What a beautiful way To say Goodbye What a beautiful way What a beautiful way To say Goodbye It's hard to believe that you're gone now It's good to know you're free There at the heart Between nature and art Swimmin' in mercury Swimmin' in mercury