there's a poetry calling
it's not a desperate sound
but a muted brass bell
ring, ring, ring

and all who hear it may choose to ignore it
they can try to sleep, enjoy their food
make love and come three times
but the bell rings on

it's not an ominous clank, mind you
more like a clock chime
every minute
on every hour
for every day you will ever know

me, i don't have a bell
i only hear serene silences
and the whistling winds
on the beach walking towards sunsets
and seagulls cry like children

there's no war in my world
there's no war in my world
there's no war in my world
there's no war in my world
only the anarchy of stillness

and someone who will never forget my name
and someone who will never forget my name
someone who is gonna write it in their book a thousand times
and someone will stand in line who long after i die
they're gonna clean my flags
mow my lawn, tell my stories
and take care of my pets

'cause i feel so sad, i feel so sad
that one day, that one day i will have to leave this place
i will have to leave this world
'cause i really wanna help
i really wanna help each and every man and woman
each and every man and woman find and destroy that bell
gonna find and destroy that bell

i think i know where all the bells are
and i'm gonna gonna help them find and destroy that bell
it goes ring, ring, ring, ring
ring, ring, ring
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
you've gotta ring them bells
ring those bells
ring, ring, ring
ring

Ring the Bells   (normal version)
Ring the Bells   (live 12/13/01 early show)

there's a poetry calling
it's not a desperate sound
but a muted brass bell
ring, ring, ring

and all who hear it may choose to ignore it
they can try to sleep, enjoy their food
and make love and come three times
but that bell rings on

it's not an ominous clank, mind you
it's more like a clock chime
it's more like a clock chime
every minute
on every hour
for every day that you will ever know

me, i don't have a bell
i only hear serene silences
the whistling winds
the seagull cries like children
on the beach walking towards sunsets and loving arms

there's no war in my world
there's no war in my world
there's no war in my world
there's no war in my world
only the anarchy of stillness
only the anarchy of stillness

and someone who will never forget my name
someone who will never forget my name
someone who is gonna write it in their book a thousand times
and someone who long after i die will stand in line
and they're gonna clean my flags
and mow my lawn and take care of my pets
and tell my stories too

'cause it's so sad
one day i will have to leave this place
one day i will have to leave this world
i really wanna help
i really wanna help
i really wanna help
each and every man and woman on this planet
find and destroy that bell

i think i know where all the bells are
i think i know where all the bells are
they go ring, ring, ring, ring
ring, ring, ring, ring
ring, ring, ring, ring
ring, ring, ring, ring
ring, ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells
ring them bells

Zwan. Lyrics to the 12/13/01 late show performance.