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!