Éphémère - Some of our Machines

Come on, increase the speed
Let's chase the light that we once thought divine
Reflections in the sand
We stumble feverishly
Distracted by the secrets of our time
We never understand
We come and play and leave
And in between get easily annoyed
We're crippled by our needs
We race around like ants and bees
And dance our codes into the void
To end up on our knees
We march in tune to all the voices in our head
When living on the fast lane we're much closer to death
Now we're crawling on our bellies
Searching water in this valley

When some of our machines are much bigger than us
Some of our machines are much bigger than us, and
Some of our machines are much stronger than us, and
Some of our machines are much better than us
Some of our machines are much bigger than us
Some of our machines are much bigger than us, and
Generally, machines are more reliable than us, and
Generally, machines are less pretentious than us

What we have touched with our words
Falls into place and into line
Encircled by its name
In our dreams, we rule the world
We're shaping space and bending time
Yet perish all the same
We scan the skies for some advice
Searching the blueprints of a plan
A cosmic engineer
The world is silent to our cries
As no one answers our demands
We wonder why we're here

We're never satisfied with anything we find
Our paradise is lost 'til we find truth in our wine
Come pour me yet another 'til I'm too well-oiled to bother that

Some of our machines are much bigger than us
Some of our machines are much bigger than us, and
Some of our machines are much stronger than us, and
Some of our machines are much better than us
Some of our machines are much bigger than us
Some of our machines are much bigger than us, and
Generally, machines are more reliable than us, and
Generally, machines are less pretentious than us

Rest
Give in now and rest
Maybe it is best
If you ignore the visions you have
Hold
All that you can hold
All that you can touch
Maybe you have tried for too much
Rest
Give in now and rest
Maybe it is best
If you forget the visions you had
Hold
All that you can hold
All that you can touch
Maybe you have wanted too much
Rest
Give in now and rest
Maybe it is best
If you ignore the visions you have
Hold
All that you can hold
All that you can touch
Maybe you have tried for too much
Rest
Give in now and rest
Maybe it is best
If you forget the visions you had
Hold
All that you can hold
All that you can touch
Maybe you have wanted too much
Too much

Written by:
Jan Schoenmakers

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