Time Marches On - Floater

You’ve taken all that you can take

Time marches on again

You’ve broken all that you can break

Time marches on again

Spoken to those who would listen

Taken from those who would give their attention

You quoted Ecclesiastes and you brought all our hope to its knees

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust

You just keep on hating the whole world if you must

If you think that’s just

Take up that stone and feel its weight

Time marches on again

Cry out, «Throw first before it’s too late!»

Time marches on again

Run to the shelter of sarcasm and the shield of permanent grin

Wrapped in your cloak of superiority so thick

That none of that shit can get in

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust

You just keep on hating the whole world if you must

Yes everything peaceful and everyone old and gray

Anyone who dares preach love and any kind word I say

And any thought of a future that just might be worth looking for

I watch you snicker and label it useless

I was once you before

I walked out that door

You’ve taken all that you can take

Time marches on again

You’ve broken all that you can break

Time marches on again