Nothing, nothing at all is happening in the Middle East
Princes and dictators sleep at home in their beds as usual
The streets are filled with poor, no trickle-down oil wealth
This cradle of civilization, who preserved geometry
and birthed algebra and knew the shape of the earth
Sleeps under lock and key as always

Nothing, nothing at all is happening in the Middle East
Or in London, or in Wisconsin, ah Madison
Nothing, nothing at all is going on in Europe, or Asia
China slumbers, somnolent under the weight of history
And the Church rules in Rome, and Dublin, and Athens
Nothing is happening anywhere in the world