It's barren land And hollow men Chanting children Holding hands And they dance, and they dance, and they dance I've been here for too long I've been here for too long I've been here for too long I've been here for too long I've been here for too long ♪ But there's straw inside my head An artificial stillness, but the wind still cuts like glass And this desert's turning cold A deserted kingdom where the fever only grows This is the dead land This is the mad land And life is very long When you're stuck in existence Is this the way the world ends? Is this the way the world ends? And life is very long When you're stuck in existence, ahh I've been here for too long I've been here for too long I've been here for too long I've been here for too long I've been here for too long This is the dead land This is the mad land And life is very long When you're stuck in existence Is this the way the world ends? Is this the way the world ends? And life is very long When you're stuck in existence, ah