All the children are in hiding,
For laws so uncompromising,
They are not abiding
Waves of defiance crashing upon shores of violence
And a black sun is rising
Nobody will ever look at each other that way again
As a family, neighbor, lover or friend
For this. is the Dawning of the New Dark Age
You can cleanse all the world's crystals
In a Smokey haze of cedar wood and pine needles
Although mystical it shan't halt the worlds' missiles
Nor the heads popped with pistols
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age.
You can burn all the world's sage
Free all the love you never made
Tell yourself you're not a prisoner in a cage
Just an actor on a stage
And utilize all the wisdom ever culled from old age
Woe alas slipper made of shattered glass
The onslaughts won't be staved
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age
You can pray all night and all day
Atone for every mistake you ever made
Scream at the sky in a rage
Though not a single life will you help or save
Nor anything will you change nor merely rearrange
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age
You can dream about the conscious stream
Realize there is beauty everywhere in everything
Light as many candles as you can
Spend endless time in silence trying to completely understand
Carry gifts and symbols of peace to distant lands
Listen to music from the world's greatest bands
Only to find nobody holding hands
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age
If you please stare upon the sea
Or search for answers amongst the trees
Maybe the colors on the horizon
Or in the feelings of the breeze
Nothing will it mean
Sorrow which knows no tomorrow
Is a phrase we will have to borrow
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age
You can join the different movements
Get your chakras in attunement
Fight for the rights of different cultures
Protest the presence of soldiers
Tell the powers which be you won't follow their orders
Nor pay homage to their indoctrinating sculptures
All quite kosher
Of what remains of you will be picked clean by vultures
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age
You can put your heart into all your toils
But when the truth comes down to a boil
They'll throw your bones into the soil
For the machinery cannot be stopped
Only tears shall fall and blood will drop
From this very moment on the clock
Unless Love we all adopt
For this is the Dawning of the New Dark Age