17.5.19

future tense


Sanctuary | 1989


What do you see on the news when you watch T.V. / War in the name of God, or a playground killing spree / Politicians promise you the world, and a preacher cries / All he ever wanted was your money, and a bitch on the side / What went wrong? Did society twist him? / What do you see in the center of the public eye /Rock stars on smack, and a serial killer fries / Radicals blame suicide and murder on our form of art / Brainwash the youth, you know they claim we all play a part / What a shame that they can't think for themselves / Past tense to future tense let history unfold / So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold / You know we're verging on the edge of an age / Then another century will turn the page / What do you think they will say when they look back on this / Were the eighties just a time of spoiled innocence / We leave our legacy like dust in the sands of time / Let's hope the seeds we plant can carry the weight of our crimes / Past tense to future tense let history unfold / So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold / You know we're verging on the edge of an age / Then another century will turn the page / We sail an ocean, a sea of doubt / Skeptics make no sense, can't work things out / I'll choose optimism, scream its name / Look to the future, a burning flame / Past tense to future tense let history unfold / So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold / You know we're verging on the edge of an age / Then another century will turn the page / Turn the page