The Age Of Progress
Echoes of Urban Struggle: The Age Of Progress Revealed
Lyrics
The city sets the motion
The city is in motion, setting the pace.
And the people feel it's pace
People can feel and experience the city's rhythm.
Where it stops I have no motion
The motion's destination is unknown, and facing the future is challenging.
And the prospect is so hard to face
The future looks difficult to confront.
My room was dim I wished for better
Despite wanting improvement, the room remains dim.
But what I gained was so much worse
Gains turn out worse than expected.
This concrete's garden is overgrowing
The city's infrastructure is expanding rapidly.
And the city life is just a curse
City life is viewed negatively as a curse.
There's building reaching out they're
Buildings are everywhere, resembling stone fingers reaching to the sky.
All around me stone fingers up to the sky
Structures block sunlight and fresh air.
Keeping out the sun and air
The urban environment is encroaching on the narrator.
That's all around me
The surroundings are choked by metaphorical weeds, causing distress.
Choked by these weeds I cry
Expressing sorrow amidst the overgrowth.
It's the age of progress
The era characterized by advancement and development.
It's the time for change
A time demanding change and transformation.
In the shadows of progress we all lie
In the shadows of progress, everyone lies.
It's the age of progress
Reiteration of the age of progress.
It's the time for change
Emphasizing the need for change.
In the shadows of progress we all cry
In the shadows of progress, everyone cries.
Long time ago the world lost Eden
Referring to a distant past where the world lost its ideal state (Eden).
But we need not live in a wreckers yard
Suggesting that living conditions don't have to be like a wreckers yard.
I find it hard to point my finger
Difficulty in blaming others when the narrator has also played a part.
When I have also taken part
Acknowledging personal responsibility.
Like the people with their heads in sand
Comparing to those ignoring reality by burying their heads in the sand.
Life's parades gone by
Nostalgia for past parades and events.
"We never saw or heard a word" they sang
People claiming ignorance about the changes happening around them.
They raised their head and they cried
A moment of realization and acknowledgment.
It's the age of progress
Reiteration of the age of progress.
It's the time for change
Highlighting the necessity for change.
In the shadows of progress we all lie
In the shadows of progress, everyone lies.
It's the age of progress
Reiteration of the age of progress.
It's the time for change
Emphasizing the need for change.
In the shadows of progress we all cry
In the shadows of progress, everyone cries.
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