Early morning late last night
Lit by a cold blue cell phone light
I woke up from the strangest dream
Could have sworn a ghost I'd seen

An englishman on horseback said
We're rolling out the printing press
The time has come
Once in a millenium

Singing Rome wasn’t built in a day
That’s what everybody loves to say
But I wanna know how long
Did it take to fall down

I could not believe my eyes
Front page of The New York Times
Sitting right there in plain sight
Where the worst things go to hide

No one seemed to notice though
Stuck inside the doomsday scroll
No one even batted an eye
Two plus two equals five, no

Rome wasn’t built in a day
That’s what everybody loves to say
But I wanna know how long
Did it take to fall down
To fall down

While they were lighting the gas, we were licking the toad
Rolling around in the grass on the side of the road
Watching the iceberg approach, having a dance on the deck
Savoring every note from the string quartet
And when the story broke the greatest minds that I know
I got my head out my ass, I got my ass on the road
I'll keep my big mouth shut, follow the leader in stride
He’s always had my best interest in mind

Rome wasn’t built in a day
That’s what everybody loves to say
But I wanna know how long
Did it take to fall down
I wanna know how long did it take to fall down
To fall down