Aldous Huxley’s view of the future (i.e. now) from 1958: Source: http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.ca/
“All the traditional names, all the hallowed slogans will remain exactly what they were in the good old days. Democracy and freedom will be the theme of every broadcast and editorial—but Democracy and freedom in a strictly Pickwickian sense. Meanwhile the ruling oligarchy and its highly trained elite of soldiers, policemen, thought-manufacturers and mind-manipulators will quietly run the show as they see fit. ” – Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited, published 1958
She was the one who broke my heart
But I am the fool who walked away
On that day, so long ago
She wasn’t proud of what she’d done
But I was too weak for honesty
On that day, so long ago
We had the kind of love that ages like fine wine
If you have a love like that
Then fight to hold the line
Don’t let go
Oh no, son
Don’t you dare let go
Don’t let go
They had been married five good years
And weathered every single storm
Sent their way, ‘til that day
Standing angry, toe-to-toe
Hurtful words and wounded pride
In their way, on that day
Never thinking in that moment love could die
Feeling nothing when you touch
So you decide to let go
I know how
You feel yourself let go
You just let go
They had forgotten I was there
So I spoke a gentle word
To my son, on that day
He turned with anger in his eyes
But I knew the deepest fear inside
Of my son, on that day
He let me lead him from the room so she could cry
And I knew the time had come
To tell him of the time
I let go, oh Lord how,
How I just let go
I just let go
I said, “She was the one who broke my heart
But I am the fool who walked away
On that day, so long ago
She wasn’t proud of what she’d done
But your mother never tried to hide
What’d gone on, and on that day
She took a chance that I was worthy of her love
If you have a woman who would offer you as much
Don’t let go
Oh no, son
Don’t you dare let go
Don’t let go”
When the pain comes
You can fight the tears
When the love runs
I’ve seen you hide your fears No, you don’t need me But I’ll still be there
If the sky fell
Think you could push it back
Yes, in a dark hell
You’d be a shining path No, you don’t need me But I’ll still be there
You might be all alone
And swear that no one cares
You might be tired of being strong
You might be feeling cold
But no one’s there
So wrap your arms around this song
And I’ll be there
Help to soothe the pain
Tell you I care
Time and time again No, you don’t need me But I’ll still be there
You might be all alone
And swear that no one cares
You might be tired of being strong
You might be feeling cold
But no one’s there
So wrap your arms around this song
And I’ll be there
Help to soothe the pain
Tell you I care
Time and time and time again No, you don’t need me But I’ll still be there
These are the best of times
Yeah, these are the best of times
Well it’s in the air, the signs are clear,
Yeah, the stars are all aligned
These are the best of times
Take your hands inside of mine
And I feel a love from ages past
That’s pulled us back
Into the best of times
Ancient caravans of silk and spices
You smile at me and melt the desert sun
Andalusian moonlight catches two young lovers
We watch them kiss
And dream our chance will come
Now these are the best of times
These are the best of times
When I lie with you I feel the truth
Running up and own my spine
That we’ve waited for these times
Such an elegant design
Sacred lines of pure geometry
Pull you and me
Into the best of times
In the best of times
There’s a gravity that lovers know
And it pulls upon the heart and soul
Best of times, best of times
You can feel that lover’s gravity, oh yeah
In the court of kings with knights and ladies dancing
I feel your eyes from far across the room
Seems I fall for you in every single lifetime
But now I know it might have been too soon
‘Cause these are the best of times
These are the best of times
When I lie with you I feel the truth
Running up and down my spine
That we’ve waited for these times
Not a doubt within my mind
This love will go on endlessly
Pulling you and me
Into the best of times
Yeah, the best of times
There’s a gravity that lovers know
And it pulls upon the heart and soul
Best of times, best of times
You can feel that lover’s gravity
It’s a love that goes on endlessly
And it’s got ahold of you and me
There’s a gravity that lovers know
And it pulls upon the heart and soul
Best of times, best of times
I have felt tomorrow
Slowly let me go
Broken in the darkness
All alone
And I have fought the sorrow
So deep, like mothers for lost sons
Knowing I will never, never
Get home
But time ticks away And now I can say That all of those battles Brought the best out of me
Yeah, time ticks away And now that I look backwards And gaze upon the path that is me I know that my battles Show me all I can be
Well I have watched the mirror
Impatient for some change
Just waiting for my saviour
To arrive
Yes, I have chased salvation
So deep, running from my pain
Now I find my saviours
Inside
Yes time ticks away And now I can say That all of those battles Brought the best out of me
Yeah, time ticks away And now that I look backwards And gaze upon the path that is me I know that my battles Show me all I can be Yeah, all of my battles Show me all I can be All of those battles Brought the best out of me
There’s a man on the moon
With a telescope into your bedroom
There’s a man
With his ear to your wall
He’s the man locks you up
In Guantanamo, no trial, tough luck
He’s the man
Like to waterboard us all
It’s the NSA – ‘Mister USA’ It’s the IRS and the CIA It’s the Orwell Nightmare of 1984 It’s your Facebook post And your Twitter feed All the evidence they say they need It’s the Orwell Nightmare of 1984
There’s a man in your phone
Got your SIM card tagged
Your coordinates known
There’s a man
Watch you shopping at the mall
He’s the man with the pills
For your sex life, rotten life, urges to kill
He’s the man
Like to medicate us all
It’s the NSA – ‘Mister USA’ It’s the IRS and the CIA It’s an Orwell Nightmare from 1984 It’s your Facebook post And your Twitter feed All the evidence they say they need It’s the Orwell Nightmare of 1984
Get that waterboard and ask you one more time
Yeah, this is how we do it now
Change your profile, tell the world that you’ve been lying
Make you the enemy somehow
There’s a man, wants you scared
That the violence might erupt out there
There’s a man
Moving up as you move down
…
He’s the man plants the news
‘Bout the Christians, Muslims, Tamils and Jews
He’s the man
Driving freedom underground
It’s the NSA – ‘Mister USA’ It’s the IRS and the CIA It’s the Orwell Nightmare of 1984 It’s your Facebook post And your Twitter feed All the evidence they say they need It’s the Orwell Nightmare of 1984
I am a life of burning passion
A gentle touch that tells the truth
I am a timeless song that gives you the shivers
An easy road to long lost youth
I’m in the air, sweet taste of springtime
A welcome fire when winter’s deep
I am the friend that won’t stop loving
When I’m with you I am complete
When I’m with you
When I’m with you
I am a verse of such emotion
That lovers cry around the world
I am the bond that is eternal
Between a boy and his first girl
I see so far I’m in the future
I hear the words we dare not speak
And in your eyes I see that you know, ya you know
When I’m with you I am complete
When I’m with you, when I’m with you
When I’m with you
When I’m with you, when I’m with you
When I’m with you
I hold your hand, I hear you laughing
I run my fingers through your hair
I lie beside you, I feel your caresses
I wake, but you’re not there
I am the view that wraps around you
When you stand upon the peak
I am the thought that stirs within you
When you’re walking down the street
I will be there when it’s all over
When he leaves you and you weep
Then you will find out why I’m waiting,
I’m waitin ’cause
When I’m with you I am complete
When I’m with you, when I’m with you
When I’m with you,
When I’m with you, when I’m with you
When I’m with you
All I can see
Stars might surround me
But your eyes
Are all I can see
All I can be
No fear can bind me
With you I am
All I can be
So long ago we started out
Young lovers hand in hand
Sweet innocence and angels by our side
Now all these years between us
And one thing’s never changed
You smile at me
And I still cannot hide – that
All I can see
Stars might surround me
But your eyes
Are all I can see
All I can be
No fear can bind me
With you I am
All I can be
No dream we have not followed
No stone we’ve left unturned
No honesty too deep
For us to share
Now all these years behind us
And I’ll take a million more
If I can wake each day
To find you there
All I can see
Stars might surround me
But your eyes
Are all I can see
All I can be
No fear can bind me
With you I am
All I can be
