the human chronicles

 
time chronicled through the centuries
hard-fisted and blunt
it whittles us down  
we are shaped by these annals  
curse the heavens yes but remember you bleed
 
insanity is here demanding to be heard
watch as a wallflower speaks
raising her head to take a look around
shhh don't talk
rise to the challenge
 
turning in the universes we continue to grind
conscious turns on beliefs
I'm here to tell you something
things aren't as they seem
 
a cog in the wheel
keep moving and shaking
keep marching or be marched on
 
children of the file
you're being observed
a grand experiment
I shiver inside myself
 
the universe is cold and analytical
with nothing but time on its hands
I pray you don't burn out
humanity in all its weakness is beautiful