Well, sweetness, I love it when you wrap me up,
I'm a drowning man, down the third time,
Twenty-one gun salute in your flag of mercy,
Preparing my body, burial at sea.

So put your tongue in my ear, through this veil of tears,
Whisper what's gone wrong, gone wrong, gone wrong, gone wrong,
The world...the world, she's in Babylon,
She's in Babylon.

Coming in from the coast, it's a bad northeaster,
Waves banging rocks, migraine vengeance,
Building up the tower, unlocking all the secrets,
The pride of man is so contentious.

So put your tongue in my ear, through this veil of tears,
Whisper what's gone wrong, gone wrong, gone wrong, gone wrong,
The world...the world, she's in Babylon, a-ha,
She's in Babylon.

See here, this is no pleasure cruise in the south pacific,
I'm bailing ice water up to my neck,
Titanic's captain said that God couldn't sink her,
You might say he learned a healthy respect.

Put your tongue in my ears, through this veil of tears,
Whisper what's gone wrong, gone wrong, gone wrong, gone wrong,
The world...the world, she's in Babylon,
Yes, yes, she's in Babylon.