Aggressive, chugging guitar intro with the faint sound of clattering plates and a single, frustrated sigh)
(Verse 1)
The counter's buried, I can't see the stone
Another meal has come and gone and left me all alone
To face the horror, the greasy, sticky tide
There is nowhere left to run from it, no place to safely hide
The forks are crusted, every single cup is stained
A monument to laziness, eternally proclaimed
You think you're finished, the final pot is clean
Another one appears where it had never been seen
(Chorus)
I can no longer cover my eyes
If I want to use a clean fork, then the old ones must be dried
A new mess is upon me, the kitchen's not the same
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
(Verse 2)
The water's murky, a disgusting shade of brown
The little bits of yesterday are floating all around
The scrubber's useless, against the caked-on cheese
This culinary nightmare brings me to my knees
A power is building from deep inside my soul
To finally bleach the countertop and take back my control
But still they're mocking me, a porcelain brigade
For every single one I wash, another has been made
(Chorus)
I can no longer cover my eyes
If I want to use a clean fork, then the old ones must be dried
A new mess is upon me, the kitchen's not the same
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
(Bridge)
Just surrender, the soap has won
The sponge is torn, the job's not done
My will is starting to break
This greasy hell, for goodness sake
They're everywhere, I see them now
A stack of bowls upon my brow
I see them now, they fill the air
A greasy, foul despair
We are the ones who'll scrub it clean!
(Intense Guitar Solo)
(Chorus)
I can no longer cover my eyes
If I want to use a clean fork, then the old ones must be dried
A new mess is upon me, the kitchen's not the same
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
(Outro)
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
(It never ends)
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
(They multiply)
Ten thousand dishes in the sink
(Just use the paper plates)
Ten thousand dishes in the sink