Cradle

[Verse 1] The day the world ended Was a bad day anyway God was playing games upstairs He was playing chess [Pre-Chorus] "Checkmate, my friend," he said "Oh, checkmate, my Hiroshima Checkmate, my sweet mud" [Chorus] I can see the cradle Only lonely me I can see the cradle Only lonely me Oh my, oh me, oh my [Verse 2] The day the world ended Was a bad day anyway God won the tournament He beat us fair and square [Pre-Chorus] "Checkmate, my friend," he said "Oh, checkmate, my Hiroshima Checkmate, my sweet mud" [Chorus] I can see the cradle Only lonely me I can see the cradle Only lonely me Oh my, oh me, oh my [Bridge] Fire, fire everywhere No one left to say a prayer Fire, fire everywhere So they bent their heads in prayer As the game board went up in Purty little flames, uh-huh Purty little flames, uh-huh [Verse 3] The day the world ended Was a bad day anyway Owners and distributors Had smoked their last cigar [Pre-Chorus] "Checkmate, my friend," he said "Oh, checkmate, my Hiroshima Checkmate, my sweet mud" [Chorus] I can see the cradle Only lonely me I can see the cradle Only lonely me, oh my [Verse 4] The day the world ended Was a bad day, a bad day anyway The lovers and philosophers Had known it all along [Pre-Chorus] "Checkmate, my friend," he said "Oh, checkmate, my Hiroshima Checkmate, my sweet mud" [Chorus] I can see the cradle Only lonely me I can see the cradle Only lonely me, oh my [Outro] Fire, fire everywhere No one left to spare That wouldn't be fair, now Would it, oh and Fire, fire everywhere No one left to say a prayer Fire, fire everywhere So they bent their heads in prayer As the game board went up in Purty little flames, uh-huh Purty little flames, uh-huh I can see, oh me oh my I can see I can see I can see I can see...