Microdeath Softstar

The bringer of the future casts a shadow, watch it grow

He extends a single finger cuz there's only one way to go

And the watchers on the sidelines, polite to a tee

Like contestants on TV, they are you - they are me

So come round all you faithful, watch him gather up the gold

When he's got the lot he lingers, just to savour what he has sold

And the mesmerized are silent, too stunned to believe

What their eyes have finally received

This is not a bad dream

Come now and witness, time to behold

All we have planted has sprouted and grown

Was it enough for you? Did it please you?

Let the poison through

Was it enough for you? No perfume

Let the stench come through

If you catch them at the station ask them how they feel

When the cradle of creation is crushed under the wheels

Do not speak oh do not speak cuz nothing's left but words to reap

And what we sowed is ours to keep - good day to everyone

Do not speak oh do not speak the words were lies, our will was weak

Lemmings poised to take a leap - good day to everyone

I'd like to say it's over and we will be okay

I'd like to say it's over and that you feel the same

Once upon a time there was some writing on the wall we all ignored

Until the time when there was war and feasts of famine at our door

Once upon a time there was a line that we had drawn we wouldn't cross

Cuz it was wrong but lines are bendable and seldom very long

Fear leaves a trace of something stale

A wasteland of memories of how we failed

All we need is time, all we need is time

But time's too damned unkind