THE LAST DANCE

I WROTE THIS ONE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE HUMAN
CLIMATE ON THIS PLANET WAS GETTING COLDER. I SAW HOW
COMPANIES STARTED TO CARE LESS AND LESS FOR THEIR
EMPLOYEES. I SAW HOW PEOPLE STOPPED CARING FOR THEIR
NEIGHBOURS. NO ONE SEEMED WILLING TO HELP ANYMORE. NO
ONE SEEMED WILLING TO TAKE RISKS FOR OTHERS ANYMORE.
IT WAS AS IF A NEW, COLDER HUMAN BREED WAS TAKING OVER.

IT WAS THE SAME YEAR THE FBI STOPPED TED (THE UNABOMBER) KACZYNSKI'S ILL-GUIDED FIGHT AGAINST DEHUMANIZATION.
ONE DAY THEY SHOWED A FEMALE ARTIST ON TELEVISION WHO
WAS READING KACZYNSKI'S MANIFESTO TO AN INTELLECTUAL
CROWD. WHEN INTERVIEWED SHE ACTUALLY PRAISED HIS IDEAS.
SENDING BOMBS TO INNOCENT PEOPLE AS A PROTEST AGAINST
DEHUMANIZATION SEEMED SICK ENOUGH TO ME. YET THAT
ARTIST WAS ACTUALLY TURNING HIM INTO A MARTYR. GO FIGURE!

THE LAND IS BLEAK
THE WIND IS COLD
THE SUN IS GONE
NIGHT UNFOLDS
IS IT YOU OR IS IT ME?
I DON'T KNOW
WHO'S TO SAY WHO'S TO BLAME?
WHO'S TO BLAME?
I CAN'T ACCUSE
I PLAY THE GAME MYSELF
WE'RE ALL JUST FORGOTTEN TOYS
GETTING DUSTY ON A SHELF
NO ONE DARES
NO ONE TRIES
NO ONE'S BOLD
THE GROUND IS SINKIN'
AND THE BEAMS WON'T HOLD

A NEW WIND IS BLOWIN'
AND IT'S BLOWIN' COLD
A NEW SEED IS GROWIN'
PUSHIN' OUT THE OLD
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE DONE
TO DESERVE THIS CROSS
CAN'T SAY WHEN INDIFFERENCE WON
I JUST FEEL THE LOSS

A NEW WIND IS BLOWIN'
AND IT'S BLOWIN' STRONG
MISTRUST IS GROWIN'
THINGS ARE GOIN' WRONG
COURAGE FALLS TO ZERO
VICTIMS HOPE IN VAIN
BOMBERS BECOME HEROES
ARE WE STILL SANE?

COME ALONG DANCIN'
ONE MORE TIME
WE WON'T GIVE IN
AS LONG AS WE'RE ALIVE
COME ALONG DANCIN'
ONE MORE TIME
WE WON'T LET GO
NOT BEFORE WE DIE

OUR BREED IS DYIN'
AND IT'S DYIN' FAST
THERE'S NO USE CRYIN'
OUR GRIEF WON'T LAST
THE NEW BREED IS MUCH TOO STRONG
WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE
CANNOT SAY WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG
BUT THIS IS HOW IT ENDS

OUR BREED IS DYIN'
BUT THE NEW ONE WILL DIE, TOO
NO MATTER WHAT WE'RE TRYIN'
THINGS WILL START ANEW
COURAGE MAY HELP FOR A WHILE
VIOLENCE MAY LET YOU RULE
BUT IN THE END, MY CHILD
YOU'RE NOTHIN' BUT A FOOL

COME ALONG DANCIN'
ONE MORE TIME
WE WON'T GIVE IN
AS LONG AS WE'RE ALIVE
COME ALONG DANCIN'
ONE MORE TIME
WE WON'T LET GO
NOT BEFORE WE DIE