Song Description

The singer laments the aggression and wars in this world, and the environmental costs that always follow.

Lyrics

When the Whole World Marks Time

Subdued brightness, a dim veil hangs over the city
O're the dull
Wasteland of bricks and concrete, devoid of interest
Open the casket of my memory
Infant wondering, infant wandering
Open the casket of my memory
Infant wondering, infant wandering
Glittering toys of younger years and of loved ones
Late lamented

Lazy winter sun, the silence of a frozen morning
I withdraw from the city bedlam to the coolness of a forest
Pale trees, leafless boughs, soft lullaby of snowflake showers
Pale trees, leafless boughs, soft lullaby of snowflake showers
Sleeping willows, dusted with snow and dreaming
Of eternal springtime

Here's where I find peace of mind
From the sounds of millions marking time
In these tender, treacherous, and troubled times
When the whole damn world marks time

I dreamed I saw a red star, the rising moon died scarlet
Night without light, when all the world goose-stepped
Conformed by conservative thought
Confined by conservative thought
Waves of trouble surround my head
Vision of blood keeps me vigilant
Waves of trouble crash on my head
Vision of blood keeps me vigilant
Fountain of tears, river of grief
The night they unmade the spring

Now where I find peace of mind
From the sounds of millions marking time
In these tender, treacherous, and troubled times
When the whole damn world marks time?