Pixies — The Good Works of Cyrus

[Verse 1] I heard the words of Cyrus Stopped at the light one day He blessed me for the offering Then he looked at me and said: "There is a flood that's coming So make your plans for running Far away" [Refrain] There is a flood that's coming So make your plans for running [Verse 2] I paid him almost nothing And nothing I have laid I cursed the pearls of Cyrus I threw them all away Though high above it's sunny There ain't no use in running Not today