Music & lyrics: john popper
As i
Was taught to lead
I was fed well
On what had come before
Everyone
Who had ever lived
Left a lesson
Regarding whats in store
They
Were just like you and me
Guessing their asses off
Oh yes, they tried to guess well
Its our turn now
I hope were forgiven
Chalk it up to knowledge and change
And life itself
And as i
Shall learn to follow
Ill feed the leaders
With everything I can
Theyll
Bring revolutions
That try as I may
I just wont understand
They
Will be just like you and me
Pretending theyre not guessing
As if we couldnt tell
Itll be their turn then
I hope we can forgive them
Chalk it up to knowledge and change
And life itself
It seems a cycle that we all seem to share
The passing from hand to hand of our pride and despair
Both parent and child cry apathy but everybody cares
And then we vanish in thin air
And only time is there
Time and a legacy...
History holds questions for everyone
A story thats only just begun
Blind passed the goddamn horizon
Sees more than father less than son
Life and death merely pretending
Were part of the infinite ending
We
Are gonna teach and learn
Were gonna get fed well
And then we shall feed
We
We are ancient
We are brand spanking new
We shall follow and lead
Cause we
Are simply you and me
In proving our traditions
On the brink of heaven and hell
We each get a turn
And then were forgiven
And we call it knowledge and change
And life itself
And we call it knowledge and change
And life itself
And we call it knowledge and change
And life...