Racing

Orange pylons racing by the light

Mercury beams sliding through night

Figures move as shadows crawl

Here beneath the heart of it all

At high speeds we look to see

And we try to mind the signs

Racing by, we fail to recognize

All the things that cannot be

Lights off the horizon

All the world's poetry outdone

Do I see the future

Or do I see the sun?

Broken lines speeding through the night

Vapor red glows cut though my sight

Fog enshrouds the still air whole

Racing toward the final goal

In this way we speed on by

To raise our voices in time

Flying on with planets crashing down

And we merely curse the skies

Glow looming in the distance

Promising days still to come

Do I see tomorrow

Or do I see the sun?

Purple shadows fading in the light

Halogen lamps fading from sight

Silence grows as echoes crash

Run aground on the culture clash

In this race we try to see

Never stop to read the minds

Speeding by, we fail to realize

All the things that will not be

The lights from the horizon

All the world's poetry outdone

Do I see the future

Or do I see the sun?