Don’t Wait For Time (The Man From The Future)

He came down to the past

It all seemed safe, we weren’t the last

Time had gone, I was long since dead

There was some truth in what he said

 

He saw it clear, he knew the lies

When we met the future, it was no surprise

He looked so old but was so young

He knew the bad that was to come

 

Carry on killing reality

Silicon, concrete and cars

Carry on killing reality

Silicon, concrete and cars

 

He looked at the dream, and said unto me

You’re barking up the wrong tree

With the setting-sun sadness, and the passing of time

What we thought was the light was the end of the line

 

You make a new life everyday

Gradually inventing, all your pleasures away

It’s another step faster, to the end of the ride

Make a bombshell, put your feelings inside

 

 

Carry on killing reality

Silicon, concrete and cars

Carry on killing reality

Silicon, concrete and cars

 

I knew he was coming, for sometimes

Like a storm when the weather is fine

Use your time well; you’ll soon rejoin the sun

He saw the follies that were to come

 

He said you’ll go on

Until you reach the end

Progression is pointless, like the money you spend

I’m going back to the start, whence I came

The doors of perception, the end of the game.

The mood in between

I stare at the sun

But it don’t hurt my eyes

I go out and run

But it don’t make me tired

I put on a happy face

But it don’t make me less sad

I show you my life

But you fail to react

 

I kill the dog

But it doesn’t care

I tell a lie

But they are only words

Someone dies

But it wasn’t me

People watch

But they don’t question what they see

 

I read a book

But it tells me nothing

I write a word

But it is not right

I go for a walk

But I don’t seem to move

I sit and talk

But I have nothing to say

Without

Can I learn to breathe

Without your air?

Can I learn to feel

Without your touch?

Can I learn to smile

Without your joy?

Can I learn to see

Without your light?

 

Can I

Live within this cage

I made

To keep me away from you?

 

Sometimes I wonder