Watchmen

You could save the world, but hurt so many others at the same time

You could see it all, and let the heroes take the fall for your crimes

Yet you command attention

You won over their hearts

And used that inspiration

To tear the world apart

Clock strikes at midnight

And it’s getting close

Only hope can save us

From the path we chose

Clock strikes at midnight

And the end is near

Nothing now will save us

From the fate we fear

Children on the streets are fighting for what’s left of a lost world

Shows how far we’ve fallen and how much we’ve failed the flag we unfurled

They'll take the battle stations

The end is looking grim

You’ll blame the border nations

When it’s coming from within

Clock strikes at midnight

And it’s getting close

Only hope can save us

From the path we chose

Clock strikes at midnight

And the end is near

Nothing now will save us

From the fate we fear

You built an empire, in the shadows pulling strings

And now the world’s on fire, and you can’t feel a thing

The finger’s on the button

It’s a zero sum game dance

Engineering our destruction

We never stood a chance

Clock strikes at midnight

And it’s getting close

Only hope can save us

From the path we chose

Clock strikes at midnight

And the end is near

Nothing now will save us

From the fate we fear