Story Behind The Song
(see The Story of Time "Introduction" video)
| Song Length |
5:28 |
Genre |
Unique - Soundtracks, Unique - Children |
Lyrics
HUMAN FORGETS ~ EARTH REMEMBERS ~ THE MECHANICAL CLOCK
Then came the completion of the act of the forgetting of time, the invention of the mechanical clock. Like the 12-month calendar, the mechanical clock is based on the 12 count. The flat time of the calendar of 12 which spread the irregular pattern of civilization throughout the Biosphere developed a bizarre twist.
Humans now ran by the clock. Faster and faster the human child ran. The faster the human ran, the more humans there were. The more humans there were, the faster they ran. Running fast to dig up the Earth for more machines to make into the things that make life go even faster. Running fast to stay ahead, to stay ahead of what?
Within the spreading shadow of the false time everything the human child did was run by the clock. All humans' habits became conditioned by the clock. Everything run by the clock was converted into money value. Human labor was converted into money. Earth's land and resources were converted into money values. The clock ran the humans, the humans ran after the money, the money bought the power to transform the Biosphere.
Child of the Earth here you are today. The shadow of the false time has spread throughout the entire Biosphere. Forest and animal life of all kinds are disappearing. Everywhere streams, oceans and airways are polluted. The Biosphere constant is threatened by my last generation of children now spinning out of control.
THE FLAT CIRCLE OF FLAT TIME
In the roar and the din of the machine and from within the speed of the clock, who can hear the quiet message of Turtle and Tree?
The flat circle of false time
Flattens time into a single line running to infinity
In a flat time on a flat line~where is the time for you and me?
On a speeding fast line~in a speeding flat time
Does anyone even know about Turtle and Tree?
Last generation children of the last generation of the Earth
Is the forgetting so complete?
Or is there something that can arouse you
To the round of time that still contains you?