Helpless - we've got no control without warning the earth will swallow us whole one common bond: we're born with a timer, the clock is ticking we're set to expire. "the best things in life are free", stipulation: there's one guarantee. and he's knocking at your front door, hear those sounds you can't ignore? helpless - we've got no control. without warning - the earth will swallow us whole. we can run, but we can't hide. we can run, but we can't hide. helpless - we've got no control. without warning - the earth will swallow us whole.