We'll contract as long as we think we can afford But this is not all the same Take what we can from it can store the rest away We're willing to conquer, but we'll need to learn before it's too late We'll destroy we never earned, but at least we'll know We won't have to worry about the blood on our hands We're not parasites in the best of light It's the shadow that we can't you At least you know we gave it the chance This is how the end begins I can be the opposite of a minimal man (a minimal man) I know you'll all understand It's just the way it begins Who are we to say no plea could help it now? We're on our own and if we don't, we'll pay the price No one can make it to slow down to have seen when it burned to the ground This is how the end begins and I know the pain will pass It's just now the wounds are still fresh We'll rise again We're not parasites in the best of light It's the shadow that we can't escape At least you know we gave it the chance This is how the end begins I can be the opposite of a minimal man (a minimal man) And I'll show and prove that I can Who are we to say no plea could help it now? We're on our own, and if we don't we'll pay the price I won't let this bury me I won't let this bury me I won't let this bury me I won't let this bury me