Song Description

Edgar Cayce, the most documented clairvoyant of the twentieth century, predicted that the period between 1958 and 1998 would be a time of great global transformation. In her powerful ballad Forty Years, Cheryl Alexander punctuates many of the events described by Cayce. Many of these events have come to pass and are currently affecting everyone's daily life. This is a tale of the past designed to help us all see into our future.

Lyrics

Forty Years

Long ago in days I'm told
There lived a man full of love
For the sick and for the young
For him this song is sung

Seer of many things
When his eyes saw no light
Seer of forty years
A time of war, a time of strife

Forty years, these are the times of change
Forty years, before the new age
Forty years of history
Forty years for us to see

The Berlin Wall met its fate
Brandenburg opened wide its gates
Russia allied with the States
The coalition freed Kuwait

These times of change
Herald the New Age
Where all men live in peace
And the whole world knows harmony

Where there is no separation
Of culture, race, or religion
Where there is no opposition
Of culture or generation
And all men live as one
All men live as one

Forty years, these are the times of change
Forty years, before the new age
Forty years of history
Forty years for us to see


Aids is a fatal disease
Carried in fluids and IV's
The war on drugs does not cease
Wild gangs rule the streets
[Alternate lyrics for last two lines]:
The war in Iraq does not cease
Insurgents fight to rule the streets

Forty years, these are the times of change
Forty years, before the new age
Forty years of history
Forty years for us to see

Forty years, these are the times of change
Forty years, before the new age
Forty years of history
Forty years for us to see

© 2008 Cheryl Alexander