It happened fast, a final flash, that set the world on fire And mankind paid a final debt to insatiable desire Toxins linger, pollute the soil and prohibit germination Tainted oceans choke out life inflicting termination Barren land, desolate waste, destruction is complete Surviving mutants walk the ruins in search of a retreat Scarlet skies enclose this tomb where all existence lies Morbid mutilations wail but no one hears their cries Eternal hell and damnation The forsaken long to die In the end humanity caused its own demise Decaying flesh in open graves, disease ridden corpse Death lurks in all that lives, the Earth becomes a morgue Scarlet skies enclose this tomb where all existence lies Morbid mutilations wail but no one hears their cries In the end humanity caused its own demise Beware the shadow zone Death trap, the bomb has blow Beware the shadow zone Burn you down to the bone Infected societies from power hungry nations Insane world leaders and all their frustrations If only those responsible could see what they have done A war without survivors is a fight that's never won Scarlet skies enclose this tomb where all existence lies Morbid mutilations wail but no one hears their cries Eternal hell and damnation The forsaken long to die In the end humanity caused its own demise Beware the shadow zone