Try as you might it's all history
It's gone before you even begin
Every little shade and nuance of language
Every little act and every little deed
Try as you might it's all history
The gift of hindsight means nothing to me
I can only see as far as the next uncertainty
Don't get in my way, I've far too much to lose
I haven't got the time for chit-chat with you
So keep your distance and keep your mind
You can keep your watch and you can keep your time
You'll find me in the stars looking down
We have to return to what it was before
Make it clean and make it pure
There are people and world's waiting out there
Who need to see it grow to claim their share
Hanging on to our every choice
We have to get it right this time
The need to survive doesn't justify the crime
The need to survive doesn't justify the crime
Did anybody think we'd ever turn out like this
Was it genetic or something that just happened
That you love the way things are
When they've caused you so much suffering and pain
How can you live like that
On the edge of some great horror
That comes to you when the world's asleep
That comes to you when the world's asleep
cnd to turn it back was your only life's desire
They gave us the pyramids
They gave us the tools and the knowledge
They gave us the power and the will
They gave us the arts and the sciences
They gave us the source and the cure to all ills
Somewhere in the depths of time