The writing’s on the wall The writing’s on the wall A escrita está na parede Babylon will not escape the fall Babylon will not escape the fall A Babilônia não vai escapar da queda Knew we could not stay Knew we could not stay Sabendo que não poderíamos ficar Had to find a way to leave it all behind Had to find a way to leave it all behind Tínhamos que encontrar uma maneira de deixar tudo para trás Once we thought that we could have it all Once we thought that we could have it all Pensávamos que poderíamos ter tudo Even thought we could make a deal with God Even thought we could make a deal with God E ainda pensamos que pudéssemos fazer um acordo com Deus So we would never die So we would never die Então, nós nunca morreríamos The water drops upon the rock The water drops upon the rock A água cai sobre a rocha Until the rock is gone Until the rock is gone Até a rocha desaparecer For every tick there is a tock For every tick there is a tock Para cada tique, um taque For every right a wrong For every right a wrong Para cada certo um errado The days turn into years The days turn into years Os dias se transformam em anos And we’re still waiting for wonders to appear And we’re still waiting for wonders to appear E ainda estamos à espera das maravilhas aparecerem Oh babylon, oh why? Oh babylon, oh why? Oh Babilônia, por quê? The water drops upon the rock The water drops upon the rock A água cai sobre a rocha Until the rock is gone Until the rock is gone Até a rocha desaparecer For every tick there is a tock For every tick there is a tock Para cada tique, um taque For every right a wrong For every right a wrong Para cada certo um errado