Things are not the same,
and I’m afraid
they never will be.
How did we go
so astray?
The world is tilting,
and if it’s flat
we’re all gonna fall off,
and we will have to learn
to live
underground.
How will the world look
when everything
is upside down?
It won’t matter,
it’s just an angle of perspective.
This isn’t really us,
it’s just the way the world is.
We come from the dust,
we’re born in the whirlwind
and we will end it thus,
in fire and dispersion.
Before we go underground,
I want to see
everything
upside down.
I want to know what it’s like
before we make our final sound.
What a time to be alive.
We used to think
we would realize
in time,
but we are all in
for the ride.
When the worm turns
we will know,
and if we go
down into that underworld,
I won’t say
“I told you so.”
This isn’t a warning,
it’s a ticket
for the ride.
Keep it to yourself;
so many want
to get inside.
We’re all gonna wonder
when the moon sets
and the sunrise
on the other side.
You’ll get to see
it all go down
with your own eyes.
HG – 2021
