PANDORA'S COUNTDOWN
(Music and Lyrics by Stephen Rivera)
many years have come and gone
let the faces tell our story
of the reasons why we failed
to achieve a lasting glory
they all thought they would not live
to endure their own myopea yet their traces lingered on
as we ruined our last utopia
the hourglass is running thin
our final crossroad lies ahead
the threads that held it all in place
lie torn and tattered once again
PANDORA'S COUNTDOWN has begun
as in an instant comes the meltdown
future's history we all mourn
as distant voices
cry our sorrows
keyboard break
guitar break
the stage is now set
take one more good look
the last act draws near
the bait's on the hook
whatever you read
does not hold the truth
this delicate thread is nearing an end
the stage is now set
take one more good look
the last act draws near
the bait's on the hook
whatever you read
does not hold the truth
this delicate thread is nearing an end
Acoustic Break
the hourglass is running thin
our final crossroad lies ahead
the threads that held it all in place
lie torn and tattered once agai
the hourglass is running thin
our final crossroad lies ahead
the threads that held it all in place
lie torn and tattered once again
just beyond the zero hour
one frail voice reminds us all
we were warned we had the power
in our hands to change our course
oh how lonely life will be
with no beauty to behold us
hence the story's left untold
PANDORA'S COUNTDOWN has begun
the hourglass is running thin
our final crossroad lies ahead
the threads that held it all in place
lie torn and tattered once agai
the hourglass is running thin
our final crossroad lies ahead
the threads that held it all in place
lie torn and tattered once again
empires rise and empires fall
even these mighty as rome die
crimnson clouds cover the gold
when our children ask us why
every day will bring us closer
every night we'll pray for dawn
when that darkest time moves past us
all we are is left undone
the hourglass is running thin
our final crossroad lies ahead
the threads that held it all in place
lie torn and tattered once again
PANDORA'S COUNTDOWN has begun
as in an instant comes the meltdown
future's history we all mourn
as distant voices cry our sorrows
Comment:- One of Stephen Rivera's epic compositions!