If you and I are so close then why are we apart And will I see you as I saw you once this painter sells her art? The last of many pictures of a photo-leaving mass Where everyone's a stranger and a mystery in a mask It's the end of your life And It's a new way of living It's the end of the world And It's only the beginning Hail Iris and hail Kali Both to whom you write the check For all the cards you're to be dealt It's these girls start the deck And you'll scramble to recover and you'll heal and make amends Make no mistake about it, there are no mistaken friends All that you have lost And all that you've been given It's the end of the world And It's only the beginning Our lives are fused to the rhythm of the times Every curse word rhymes Cooped up covered up coming down in waves Gather thy good will 'Tis the season to be brave I'm in a mood to spill my guts out In a room without a ghost I play the crowd, I play the players Guests of honor and the host The insignias on our jackets pumped our bloody hearts with pride The shelves left bereft of choices left us breathless, choosing sides All that you have lost And all that you've been given It's the end of the world And It's only the beginning It's the end of your life It's a new way of living It's the end of the world And It's only the beginning It's only the beginning It's only the beginning It's only the beginning It's only the beginning