the lyrics : from the tops of churches you can hear them chime from the tops of schools calling out the time from the medieval streets comes the dead bell its mournful cries are a soul 's death knell refrain : from the tops of the towers hear the bells singing brass and bronze and iron hear the bells ringing from the eastern temples comes the rolling sound the deep and slow tones across the land resound from the sleigh harnesses warding off winter 's tingling tiny , tinny , merry bells in a song about their jingling refrain with tongues of iron and copper and bodies of bronze and brass their voices can be soft and treble to alto , baritone and booming bass whether one voice or many creates such a clamorous noise with resonance and harmony for all to listen and enjoy refrain x2 track 9 : tango and the end of pompeii the interview : brad : this next track is an almost pop tune , but it 's about the destruction of a civilization .