Sanctuary - Future Tense (Live At Chesnut Cabaret)

Sanctuary

Recorded Live At The Chestnut Cabaret
Philadelphia, PA
March 27, 1990

Song 4: Future Tense

I love this song, some may criticize me for saying this but it shows an unparalleled maturity in song writing for that time period, not to mention it's cogent polemic of the music industry and pop culture in general. The only other band which had a similar attitude and song writing ability was Flotsam & Jetsam, the song "Hard On You" makes for a good companion to this. The juxtaposition between Into The Mirror Black and Refuge Denied belies a huge disparity in lyrical content and musicianship which flows quite nicely into the style they pursued with Nevermore. Overall this band is epic and at the time of it's inception was the only one worth listening to besides Fates Warning and Flotsam & Jetsam. Thus ends my epistle. ;)

Lyrics:

What do you see on the news when you watch T.V.
War in the name of God, or a playground killing spree
Politicians promise you the world, and a preacher cries
All he ever wanted was your money, and a bitch on the side
What went wrong? Did society twist him?

What do you see in the center of the public eye
Rock stars on smack, and a serial killer fries
Radicals blame suicide and murder on our from of art
Brainwash the youth, you know they claim we all play a part
What a shame that they can't think for themselves

Past tense to future tense let history unfold
So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold
You know we're verging on the edge of an age
Then another century will turn the page

What do you think they will say when they look back on this
Were the eighties just a time of spoiled innocence
We leave our legacy like dust in the sands of time
Let's hope the seeds we plant can carry the weight of our crimes

Past tense to future tense let history unfold
And when we're old and gray these stories will be told
You know we're verging on the edge of an age
Then another century will turn the page

We sail an ocean, a sea of doubt
Skeptics make no sense, can't work things out
I'll choose optimism, scream its name
Look to the future, a burning flame

Past tense to future tense let history unfold
So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold
You know we're verging on the edge of an age
Then another century will turn the page
Turn the page.....

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