Watchtower

from Make Me Digital by The Cryptics

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Dust from years that passed sits right beside me
Decades of reflection and despair
I’ve found no one to sit beside me
They speed in figure 8 and go nowhere

Centuries of time have passed, the work has been so tough
Far past when I thought they’d had enough
Aching bones and sonic moans
I’ve lived right through it all

The same new generation spawns before me
Tampered victims trapped without a clue
They’re fighting for no purpose, cause, or faith
Returning nightmare spins again
So get in line, cuz it’s your turn to wait

Death as time goes on means less and less
The result of tens and thousands who regress
Never did once a man try to put a spin or attempt to win or reject his sins
He puts the neck tie on and punches in

Behavior repeats itself from time so long ago
I should have been the one to let them know
Destined for a world so small
I’ve lived right through it all

Hopeless for a future I remain right where I lay
With no doubt of discomfort in my stay
What they’ll do and where they’ll go…..
I’ve lived right through it all

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from Make Me Digital, released September 14, 2016

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