In the desert I was humbled
 
 Seeing what a thousand years of ice did
 
 But I'm not cold-hearted
 
 Little dogs still lick my hands
 
  
  That's how elimination dances
 
 Through this life of mine
 
 That's how elimination dances
 
 The tap calls the time
 
 My God I tried to change it
 
 My lord how I tried, tried
 
 It seems so belittling
 
 The tap calls the time
  
 
 I was sucking on a rubber ear
 
 For your and my amusement
 
 Terms of service, they ain't so clear
 
 Pale youth is my replacement
  
 
 That's how elimination dances
 
 Through this life of mine
 
 That's how elimination dances
 
 The tap calls the time
 
 My God I tried to change it
 
 My lord how I tried, tried
 
 It seems so belittling
 
 The tap calls the time
  
 
 That's how elimination dances
 
 Through the time of time of time
 
 That's how elimination dances
 
 Through the time of time of time
 
 That's how elimination dances
 
 Through the time of time of time
 
 Through the time of time of time