Ascent but to what extent Increment by increment It has left me feeling spent Increment by increment Tended and tilled every field Increment by increment Yet we only scantly yield Increment by increment We bare far too few Our futures escape from view Better tend to your own soil Never mind; don't mind the worms Don't heed warnings nothing's spoiled Never mind; don't mind the worms Mind your own full speed ahead Never mind; don't mind the worms In the end we're only dead Never mind; don't mind the worms We bare far too few Our futures escape from view Bend, bend, bend Insist that we bend, bend, bend Bend, bend, bend Elasticity will tear us to shreds Bend, bend, bend Insist that we bend, bend, bend Bend, bend, bend Elasticity will tear us to shreds