0:00 The sun beats down on a divided land0:05 Two old men want the upper hand0:10 The summer's long, the words are hot0:15 Fighting for the soul we've got0:20 They'll stand upon a stage so bright0:25 To prove their truth, to show their might0:30 I've seen this play a thousand times before0:36 Just different names stand at the door.0:41 Oh, the ink dries fast, the screens all fade0:46 Another chapter, freshly made0:51 But the teller's tune is an old refrain0:56 Of power, loss, and sun, and rain.1:01 The market's high, the price of bread1:06 Is a heavy thought in a worried head1:12 The men in towers watch their charts1:17 Trying to mend the nation's parts1:22 They whisper 'bout a coming ease1:27 A gentle turn upon the breeze1:32 But folks just count their coins and sigh1:37 And watch the long, hard days go by.1:42 Oh, the ink dries fast, the screens all fade1:48 Another chapter, freshly made1:53 But the teller's tune is an old refrain1:58 Of power, loss, and sun, and rain.2:03 The clever box now learns to think2:08 Faster than a human blink2:13 Forging worlds from whispered words2:18 A flock of strange new magic birds2:24 Some say it's progress, bold and new2:29 A helping hand for me and you2:34 Some fear the ghost within the wire2:39 And the loss of our own thinking fire.2:44 So gather 'round and listen close2:49 To how the thorny blossom grows2:54 It's your turn now to live this tale3:00 To find your strength when others fail3:05 The world keeps spinning, come what may3:10 And you will wake to meet the day.3:15 'Cause the ink dries fast, the screens all fade3:20 Another chapter, freshly made3:25 But the teller's tune is an old refrain3:30 Of power, loss, and sun, and rain.
